Laura Bush shakes hands with Sayed Hamed Gailani First Deputy Speaker, Meshrano Jirga, Afghanistan's upper house of their National Assembly on Capitol Hill, prior to the SOTU. Front row, L-R: Alba Esparza of Clint, Texas, Gailani, Fawzia Koofi of Afghan's lower house of the National Assembly, Mrs. Bush, and Ja'Detrus Hamilton of USA Freedom Corps., Leakesville, Miss. Back row, from left are, Navy Commander Kimbery Evans of Mason, Ohio, Pernessa Seele, founder and CEO, The Balm in Gilead, Inc. in Yonkers, N.Y., and the family of Staff Sgt. Dan Clay of Pensacola, Fla., who was killed in Fallujah in December 2005, including father Clarnece Clay Jr., mother Sara Jo Clay and wife Lisa Clay.
Did you notice that Mr. Koofi kissed Laura's hand? It looked very respectful and elegant in an old-fashioned (or maybe I mean "continental") way.