Mrs. Laura Bush, center in salmon-colored suit, hosts 36 other first ladies from around the world at the White House Symposium on Advancing Global Literacy at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, Sept. 22, 2008. The first ladies were in New York City while their spouses attend the United Nations General Assembly. White House photo by Chris Greenberg

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Mrs. Laura Bush, center in salmon-colored suit, hosts 36 other first ladies from around the world at the White House Symposium on Advancing Global Literacy at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, Sept. 22, 2008. The first ladies were in New York City while their spouses attend the United Nations General Assembly. White House photo by Chris Greenberg

Mrs. Laura Bush address the White House Symposium on Advancing Global Literacy: Building a Foundation for Freedom, which convened at New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, Sept. 22, 2008. With a projection screen display to her side, Mrs. Bush noted that "literacy is at the core of sustainable solutions to the world's greatest problems." Worldwide more than 770 million adults live without literacy skills. White House photo by Chris Greenberg

Mrs. Laura Bush opens the luncheon following the White House Symposium on Global Literacy: Building a Foundation for Freedom at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Temple of Dendur in New York City. Mrs. Bush noted that in the morning session the group learned the outcomes of UNESCO's six regional literacy conferences from around the world. White House photo by Chris Greenberg

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