A (Birth)Day in the Life of President Bush (photos): 7.6.06

yahoo.com, whitehouse.gov ^ | Thursday July 6, 2006 | GretchenM

[GretchenM]

On President Bush's 60th birthday, he met wtih Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper at the White House and held a joint press conference with him. They discussed a range of bilateral and global issues, and areas with opportunities to deepen bilateral ties and advance a shared global agenda. (With Harper's election, and now an apparent victory for the conservative, Harvard-educated candidate for president in Mexico, things appear to be looking up for North America's political climate.)

He also received Iraq's Ambassador to the US, Zalmay Khalilzad, and the 2006 March of Dimes National Ambassador, five-year-old Alexa Ostolaza.

Secretary of State Rice met with Georgia's President Mikhail Saakashvili and Kazakhstan's Foreign Minister Kasmzhomart Tokayev.

[GretchenM]

QUOTES: (Iraq) "It's been my pleasure to sit here and talk to our Ambassador from Iraq. ... I know the Secretary of State and the National Security Advisor join me in saying it gives us great comfort to know that we've got a man of your caliber there. It's a hard job. And Zal has earned the confidence of the new Iraqi government, and I was able to see that firsthand in how the Prime Minister and other members of his administration related to him."

(Canada) "It's been my honor to visit with Stephen Harper, the Prime Minister of Canada, in the Oval Office. ... We talked about the war on terror, and I told the Prime Minister how pleased Americans were that the Canadian government did the hard work necessary to disrupt terrorist plots. ... When you've got a government that's active and a police force that's capable, people ought to be rest assured that Canada is on top of any plots."

Bush regarding PM Harper: "I'm impressed by his leadership style. I appreciate the fact that he doesn't mince words, he tells me what's on his mind and he does so in a real clear fashion."

[GretchenM]

Dose going up.

Pls wait to post or repost photos till the All Clear.

[maica]

Hi Gretchen

[GretchenM]

Speaking with Vlad in Russia, President Bush urged a unified response to North Korea's missile tests in phone calls with China's Hu and Putin.

Senior members of U.S. government during remarks by Bush about the North Korean missile launches yesterday. Cheney; Tony Snow, National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley , Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick and White House counselor Dan Bartlett.

With Harper

[ChadGore]

top 10?

[GretchenM]

Hi maica -

[pax_et_bonum]

I love that man!

[GretchenM]

Yesterday, Harper waves to media as he arrived at Blair House

Waiting for the boss and PM Harper

[Majie Purple]

You got the T on The's Birthday!
Yay!

[GretchenM]

Harper: "The President and I have agreed to task our officials to provide a more forward-looking approach focused on the environment, climate change, air quality and energy issues in which our governments can cooperate. We raised the issue of how regulatory cooperation could increase productivity, while helping to protect our health, safety, and environment."

[maica]

Interesting TV starting about now (if one can tolerate the voice of ol' Joe).
And at 8 o'clock on CSPAN2 will be a repeat of President Bush's press conference with Stephen Harper, the Prime Minister of Canada today.


07:00 PM EDT
1:00 (est.) LIVE
Debate
Connecticut Democratic Primary Debate for U.S. Senate
WVIT-TV
Joseph Lieberman , D-CT
Ned Lamont , D, Connecticut

[GretchenM]

Clothier twins!

Could have been number one photo today

[GretchenM]

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[onyx]

WOO - HOO!

[Majie Purple]

Happy 60th to Our Beloved POTUS!

[homemom]

Happy Birthday, Mr. President!

Happy Birthday, Mr.Homemom! Dear daughter is making him supper; I better go check on her. :-)

[GretchenM]

Iraq's Ambassador to the US, Zalmay Khalilzad

[GretchenM]

Bush and 5-year-old Alexa Ostolaza, the 2006 March of Dimes National Ambassador, peek out an Oval Office window for the President's dogs Thursday, July 6, 2006. With them, from left, are Jim Sproull Jr., Chairman of the Board of the March of the Dimes, and Alexa's parents Jessica and Josue Ostolaza.