Vice President Cheney - Eastern European Visit (many many photos): 05.03.06 - 05.07.06

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Vice President Dick Cheney, center right, stands with leaders of the Baltic and Black Sea regions who participated in the Vilnius Conference 2006 in Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday, May 4, 2006. The leaders met to discuss common interests and reinforce their commitments to the advancement of democracy in the region.

[monkapotamus]

Thanks! Great pictures!

[GretchenM]

Most excellent thread, snugs. I'm looking forward to seeing the whole thing, and appreciate ALL the work you put into this.

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Vice President's Remarks at a Meeting with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili at the Vilnius Conference 2006

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Vice President's Remarks at a Meeting with Romanian President Traian Basescu at the Vilnius Conference 2006

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Vice President's Remarks at a Meeting with Bulgarian President Georgi Purvanov at the Vilnius Confernece 2006

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Vice President Dick Cheney and Poland's President Lech Kaczynski hold a bilateral meeting Thursday, May 4, 2006 at the Vilnius Conference 2006 in Vilnius, Lithuania. During the meeting the two leaders discussed the important relationship between the two countries.

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Vice President Dick Cheney meets with Inna Kuley, wife of recently jailed Belarusian democracy advocate Alyaksandr Milinkevich, at the Vilnius Conference 2006 in Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday, May 4, 2006. Earlier in the day the Vice President delivered the conference's keynote speech and called for the release of Milinkevich and other activists who were jailed after pledging to use civil disobedience to bring about the removal of Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka.

[oprahstheantichrist]

Thanks, snugs. Love the green tie!

[TruthNtegrity]

I don't seem to be on your ping list for VEEP Cheney.MO<

Please add me to any of your special projects, VP, Condi, the First Lady, etc. Thanks.

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Vice President Dick Cheney talks with his National Security Advisor John Hannah (R) aboard Air Force 2 enroute to Astana, Kazakhstan May 5, 2006

Vice President Dick Cheney, with his wife Lynne Cheney, walk down the steps of Air Force 2 in Astana, Kazakhstan May 5, 2006

Vice President Dick Cheney walks past an honor cordon after walking down the steps of Air Force 2 in Astana, Kazakhstan May 5, 20

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Vice President Dick Cheney (R) walks with the Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan, Kasymzhomart Tokayev, after stepping off Air Force 2 in Astana, Kazakhstan Friday May 5, 2006

A Kazakh Honor Guard stands at attention during Vice President Dick Cheney's arrival to Astana, Kazakhstan, Friday, May 5, 2006. The Vice President's visit to Kazakhstan is the second stop of a six-day, three-country trip to Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

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A Kazakh woman adorned in ceremonial dress welcomes Mrs. Lynne Cheney to Astana, Kazakhstan, with a bouquet of flowers, Friday, May 5, 2006.

Vice President Dick Cheney walks through an Honor Guard with Foreign Minister Kasymzhomart Tokayev upon arrival in Astana, Kazakhstan, Friday, May 5, 2006. While in Astana the Vice President will meet with Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev to discuss a range of issues including democratization, Central Asian relations, energy, and the global war on terror

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Soldiers stand at attention inside the Presidential Palace in Astana, Kazakhstan, the setting for a series of meetings held by Vice President Dick Cheney and Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, Friday, May 5, 2006.

Vice President Dick Cheney enters the Presidential Palace in Astana, Kazakhstan, to meet with Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, Friday, May 5, 2006.

Mrs. Lynne Cheney listens to an interpreter, as she's greeted by Sabilya Mustafina, center, deputy Mayor of Astana, as she arrives at Biterek. Vice President Dick Cheney and Mrs. Cheney arrived in Kazakhstan Friday, May 5, 2006.

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Mrs. Lynne Cheney looks at a display Friday, May 5, 2006, commemorating the first Congress of World Religions, an initiative of President Nazarbayev, that was held in Astana, Kazakhstan in 2003. With her from left are: Murat Gabdrashitov Sapargaliyev, director of Biterek; Maryjo Ordway, wife of John Ordway, U.S. Ambassador to Kazakhstan, and Sabilya Mustafina, deputy Mayor of Astana.

From a high window in the Presidential Palace, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev points out places of interest along the Astana, Kazakhstan skyline, Friday, May 5, 2006.

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Vice President Dick Cheney, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev and delegations from the US and Kazakhstan conduct a bilateral meeting at the Presidential Palace in Astana, Kazakhstan, Friday, May 5, 2006.

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Vice President Cheney and President Nursultan Nazarbayev Make Remarks in a Meeting in the Golden Hall, The Presidential Palace, Astana, Kazakhstan

Vice President Dick Cheney talks with Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev in a one-on-one meeting at the Presidential Palace in Astana, Kazakhstan, Friday, May 5, 2006. The two leaders discussed democratic pursuits, energy production, trade and Kazakhstan's developing role in Central Asia relations.

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Vice President Dick Cheney (R) walks with Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev to a joint news conference at the Presidential Palace in Astana, Kazakhstan May 5, 2006

Vice President Dick Cheney and Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev speak to the press following their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Astana, Kazakhstan, Friday, May 5, 2006. In his remarks the Vice President said, "The vision we affirm today is a community of sovereign states that grow in liberty and prosperity, trade and freedom and strive together for a century of peace. Standing in this modern capital city, I am proud to affirm the strong ties between Kazakhstan and the United States."

Vice President's Remarks in a Press Availability with President Nursultan Nazarbayev of the Republic of Kazakhstan, The Presidential Palace, Astana, Kazakhstan

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[AliVeritas]

Most excellent snugs.