President George W. Bush speaks via conference call to Bicameral and Bipartisan leadership Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008, from the Oval Office of the White House. With him is Secretary of the Treasury Hank Paulson. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
President George W. Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice sit in the Oval Office with Rich Williamson, Special Envoy for Sudan Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008, to discuss the continuing commitment by the United States to help the citizens of Sudan. Said the President, "... One of the reasons we care about the suffering in Sudan is because we care about the human condition all across the face of the earth. And we fully understand that when people suffer, it is in our interest to help." White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
With Vice President Dick Cheney looking on, President George W. Bush delivers a statement in the Roosevelt Room of the White House Friday, Jan. 18, 2007, regarding the economy of the United States. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
President George W. Bush meets with Dr. Henry Kissinger, former Russian Prime Minister Yevgeniy Primakov, and other senior American and Russian statesmen and policy experts Friday, Jan. 18, 2008, in the Cabinet Room of the White House. The meeting presented an opportunity for the President to hear views from the delegation on a variety of issues important to the United States and to Russia and reflects the high value the President attaches to the U.S.-Russia bilateral relationship. This informal dialogue, co-chaired by Dr. Kissinger and Mr. Primakov, was initiated in 2007 with the support of Presidents Bush and Putin, to foster discussion of important issues on the U.S.-Russia agenda. White House photo by Eric Draper