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April 3, 2008 THE PRESIDENT: Mr. Secretary General, President Basescu, thank you all very much. For nearly six decades the NATO Alliance has been the hope of a world moving toward freedom and justice, and away from patterns of conflict and fear. During times of great challenge we have advanced our ideals. We’ve stood form in defending — firm in defending them, a...
February 6, 2008 THE PRESIDENT: Thanks for the warm welcome. Before we begin the ceremony today, we turn our thoughts to those suffering from yesterday’s tornados. This is a bad storm that affected a lot of people in a variety of states. Our administration is reaching out to state officials. I just called the governors of the affected states. I wanted them to know th...
April 28, 2008 PRESIDENT BUSH: It’s been my honor to welcome to the Oval Office the President and First Lady of a close friend of the United States. Mr. President, thank you for coming. We’ve had a good discussion about a variety of issues. We discussed bilateral relations between Guatemala and the United States, which are very strong. We are friends. We treat ...
March 11, 2008 THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. (Applause.) Thank you all. Please be seated. Thank you for the warm welcome. Nothing better than being introduced by a fellow Texan. (Applause.) And it’s good to see some of my Texas buddies here. (Applause.) Like my friend, Evans, from Dallas. Good to see you, Tony. Thanks for letting me come by. This is kind of a rambunc...
PRESIDENT BUSH: Buongiorno. (Laughter.) Fellow citizens, distinguished guests, thank you all for being here as we receive a wonderful visitor — the Prime Minister of the Italian Republic, Silvio Berlusconi. (Applause.) He is a man of accomplishment, a statesman from a great nation, and a warm friend of the United States. Mr. Prime Minister, you honor us with your visit...
February 26, 2008 THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all for coming, please be seated. Thank you. Welcome to the White House. Looks like we have a distinguished crowd here today. Most of you are renowned scholars, intellectuals, and writers. You’ve earned reputations for expressing man’s noblest deeds and thoughts in pristine, eloquent English. Just like me. (Laughter.) ...
May 5, 2008 THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all for coming. Welcome. Si ntese. (Laughter.) Laura and I welcome you to the Rose Garden for what is going to be a spectacular evening. We are so glad you are here. Ambassador Garza, thank you for coming. Ambassador Sarukhan, thank you for being here as well. I appreciate members of the United States Senate for joining us, members of th...
February 19, 2008 THE PRESIDENT: Laura and I have just finished going to a memorial for the — that recognizes the horrors of the genocide that took place here. This is a moving place that can’t help but shake your emotions to your very foundation. It reminds me that we must not let these kind of actions take place; that — and that the people of Rwanda need...
PRIME MINISTER JANŠA: (As translated.) Good afternoon, and welcome to Slovenia. Welcome to Brdo, where we have just concluded this year’s summit meeting between the EU and the U.S.A. I welcome in our midst the President of the United States of America, Mr. George W. Bush, and the President of the European Commission, Mr. José Barroso. For the U.S. Presi...
THE PRESIDENT: First of all, I want to thank leaders and small businesses and workers here in Grand Rapids for joining me. I explained to them why I felt the rescue plan was necessary. I explained to them that I was worried that if we did not do something about the financial situation, the economics would affect a lot of hardworking people all throughout our country, includi...
May 18, 2008 PRESIDENT BUSH: Mr. Prime Minister, thank you for coming. It’s the first time we’ve had a chance to visit, and I appreciate the very candid discussion we had. I appreciate the fact that you’re committed to working to make sure that relations between the United States and Pakistan are strong and vibrant and productive. And one area where our r...
April 5, 2008 THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. I’m speaking to you from Europe, where I attended the NATO summit and witnessed the hopeful progress of the continent’s youngest democracies. The summit was held in Romania, one of the 10 liberated nations that have joined the ranks of NATO since the end of the Cold War. After decades of tyranny and oppression, today R...
February 11, 2008 THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. Welcome to the White House. Laura and I are glad you’re here, and thanks for coming. I welcome members of my Cabinet. I particularly want to thank all the healers and compassionate folks who help with heart disease. The Vice President sends his best. (Laughter.) All of us here are committed to America’s heart he...
新当选美国总统奥巴马11月4日晚在家乡芝加哥发表胜选感言。他说：美国目前主要面临的三大挑战：伊拉克和阿富汗战争、百年一遇的经济危机以及全球环境问题。 If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is yo...
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. Thank you for the warm welcome. Good evening. I appreciate that kind introduction — Jeb. (Laughter.) And I thank you for bringing Melissa, too. It’s my honor to be with you. I can’t thank you enough for coming to support our candidates running for the United States House, the United States Senate, and for the White House...
March 25, 2008 THE PRESIDENT: I’ve got the fishing champs of this year. And, Judy, thanks for coming. She is from Many, Louisiana. She won the Women’s Bassmaster. And Alton Jones from Waco, Texas, won the Bassmaster Classic. And I thought it was important to welcome these champs here to the White House so that — you know, to encourage people to fish. Ther...
June 2, 2008 THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Welcome to the White House. A week ago on Memorial Day, the flag of the United States flew in half-staff in tribute to those who fell in service to our country. Today we pay special homage to one of those heroes: Private First Class Ross Andrew McGinnis of the U.S. Army. Private McGinnis died in a combat zone in Iraq on December th...
PRESIDENT BUSH: Mr. Secretary General, it’s good to have you here in the White House. SECRETARY GENERAL DE HOOP SCHEFFER: Thank you, Mr. President. PRESIDENT BUSH: Thank you for your steadfast leadership and your courage. Ambassadors, thank you for joining us. The ambassador of Croatia and Albania are here for a special reason. Congressman Engel — I think he...
February 12, 2008 PRESIDENT BUSH: It’s been a honor and a pleasure to welcome the President of Mali here to the Oval Office. We discussed a variety of issues. I was touched by the President’s concern about the life of the average citizen in Mali. We are partners with the — with the President and the people of Mali, through the Millennium Challenge Account...
March 13, 2008 THE PRESIDENT: As you can see here on the screen in front of me, we’ve got assembled in Afghanistan — thanks to Ambassador Wood — PRTs, which is Provincial Reconstruction Teams, made up of military and civilian personnel, all aiming to help the Afghans recover from unbelievable brutality of the Taliban and have a society that’s capable...