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Mrs. Bush's Visit to Asia 2005

President George W. Bush and Laura Bush wave from Air Force One Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2005, after arriving at Osaka International Airport in Osaka, Japan. As President Bush looks on, Mrs. Laura Bush shakes hands with Japanese Ambassador to the United States Ryozo Kato and his wife, Hanayo, as the couple greeted the President and First Lady upon their arrival Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2005, to Osaka International Airport. President and Mrs. Bush are greeted by the Reverend Raitei Arima, Chief Priest at the Golden Pavilion Kinkakuji Temple, and Japan’s Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, at the doors of the temple Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2005, in Kyoto. President George W. Bush, Mrs. Bush, Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and the Reverend Raitei Arima, Chief Priest of the Golden Pavilion Kinkakuji Temple, pause during a cultural visit to the temple Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2005, in Kyoto. President George W. Bush, Mrs. Bush, Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and the Reverend Raitei Arima, Chief Priest of the Golden Pavilion Kinkakuji Temple, share a light moment during a cultural visit to the temple Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2005, in Kyoto.
Mrs. Laura Bush receives instruction on calligraphy from Master Minoru Sawada, head calligraphy master of the Origin Arts Program, as Alex Kerr, author and Chairman of the Iori Co., looks on. Mrs. Laura Bush smiles during an exchange Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2005, with Master Minoru Sawada, head calligraphy master of the Origin Arts Program, at the Suchiya-cho Townhouse in Kyoto, Japan. Mrs. Laura Bush holds up her calligraphy of a Chinese character, ei, meaning eternity, during a lesson Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2005, at the Suchiya-cho Townhouse in Kyoto, Japan. Mrs. Laura Bush participates in the Tea Ceremony Classroom at Doshisha Girls Junior High School and Senior High School during her visit Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2005, to Kyoto, Japan. Mrs. Laura Bush accepts a cup of tea from a student in the Tea Ceremony Classroom at Doshisha Girls Junior High School and Senior High School during her visit Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2005, to Kyoto, Japan. With Mrs. Bush are Susanne Schieffer, wife of U.S. Ambassador Thomas Schieffer, and Mrs. Hanayo Kato, wife of Japanese Ambassador Ryozo Kato.
President George W. Bush and Laura Bush smile as they are greeted by monks Thursday, Nov. 17, 2005, at the Bulguksa Temple in Gyeongju, Korea. President George W. Bush and Laura Bush are welcomed to Bulguksa Temple by Juji Sunim, the chief monk, during their visit Thursday, Nov. 17, 2005, to Gyeongju, Korea. President George W. Bush and Laura Bush arrive at the Bulguksa Temple Thursday, Nov. 17, 2005, in Gyeongju, Korea with Korean President Moo Hyun Roh and his wife Yang-Sook Kwon. Mrs. Laura Bush speaks with students at the Gyeongju English Village Thursday, Nov. 17, 2005, in Gyeongju, Korea. Mrs. Bush shares a moment with students at the Gyeongju English village in Gyeongju, Korea Thursday, Nov. 17, 2005.
The liquid crystal display of a video camera captures Mrs. Laura Bush as she visits one of three classrooms Thursday, Nov. 17, 2005, at the Gyeongju English Village in Gyeongju, Korea. A banner welcomes the First Lady to Gyeongju English Village in Gyeongju, Korea, a village that dates back to the 1st century BC in the province of Gyeongsangdo. Mrs. Laura Bush looks through exhibition glass at a piece of pottery Thursday, Nov. 17, 2005, during her tour of Gyeongju National Museum in Gyeongju, Korea. With her at right is Mrs. Yang-Sook Kwon, wife of Korea President Moo Hyun Roh. Laura Bush reads to kids in the Children's Reading Room at the Busan Simin Metropolitan Municipal Library Friday, Nov. 18, 2005. Laura Bush listens to children in the Children's Reading Room of the Busan Simin Metropolitan Municipal Library Friday, Nov. 18, 2005, in Busan, Korea.
Entertainers perform for spouses of APEC leaders Friday, Nov. 18, 2005, at the Beomeosa Temple in Busan, Korea. Cultural performers entertain spouses of APEC leaders at the Beomeosa Temple in Busan, Korea Friday, Nov. 18, 2005. Other spouses of APEC leaders join Laura Bush Friday, Nov. 18, 2005, for a group photo at the Beomeosa Temple in Busan, Korea. Sitting in the Korean sunlight, Laura Bush is joined by spouses of APEC leaders at the Beomeosa Temple in Busan for a morning tea ceremony. A calligrapher at the Beomeosa Temple in Busan entertains the spouses of APEC leaders Friday, Nov. 18, 2005, during the two-day summit.

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