President Bush Visits Rwanda
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Photo 1 of 12Credit: Eric Draper/White HouseUnited States President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush are greeted by children with flowers on their arrival Tuesday, February 19 to Kigali International Airport in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. Rwanda is the third stop in President Bush's five-country African tour. -
Photo 2 of 12Credit: Shealah Craighead/White HousePresident Bush and Laura Bush are welcomed by Rwandan President Paul Kagame and his wife, Jeannette Kagame, on their arrival. President Bush called President Kagame "a respected leader," but Kagame has faced criticism for cracking down on dissension. -
Photo 3 of 12Credit: Eric Draper/White HouseFlanked by saluting U.S. Marines, President Bush and Laura Bush pause for a moment of silence after laying a wreath on a mass grave at the genocide memorial at the Kigali Memorial Centre. President Bush and Laura Bush toured the museum. -
Photo 4 of 12Credit: Shealah Craighead/White HousePresident Bush and Laura Bush again at the memorial. After his visit, Bush said, "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." -
Photo 5 of 12Credit: Eric Draper/White HousePresident George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush pose for a photo with the Lycee de Kigali students in Kigali. Rwanda has free primary education. -
Photo 6 of 12Credit: Eric Draper/White HousePresident George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush react during a discussion with members of the Lycee de Kigali 'Anti-AIDS Club.' Rwanda is a recipient of President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (Pepfar) aid from the United States. -
Photo 7 of 12Credit: Shealah Craighead/White HousePresident Bush and Laura Bush applaud after a theatrical performance by members of the Lycee de Kigali 'Anti-AIDS Club.' -
Photo 8 of 12Credit: Eric Draper/White HousePresident Bush and Laura Bush visit with participants who have completed the parent-child communication program, during a meeting at the Lycee de Kigali school. -
Photo 9 of 12Credit: Chris Greenberg/White HousePresident Bush and Rwanda Kagame sign a Bilateral Investment Treaty between the United States and Rwanda at the Presidency in Kigali. The treaty is the first investment agreement the United States has signed with a sub-Saharan African country in almost a decade. In 2007, bilateral trade flows between Rwanda and the United States were up 40 percent to $29 million. -
Photo 10 of 12Credit: Eric Draper/White HousePresident Bush joins Rwanda President Kagame in the Cabinet Room of the Presidency for a meeting. -
Photo 11 of 12Credit: Chris Greenberg/White HousePresident Bush and President Kagame shake hands following the dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony to formally open the new United States Embassy in Kigali. President Bush called it an "honor" to open the new U.S. embassy. -
Photo 12 of 12Credit: Eric Draper/White HousePresident Bush greets cultural dancers during his visit to the U.S. Embassy in Kigali.
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