October 21, 2003
President Arroyo welcomes President Bush
in State visit arrival ceremony
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and President George
W. Bush review the honor guards during the ceremony in Malacanang Palace
welcoming the U.S. President in his State visit to Manila on October
18, 2003.
President George W. Bush, First Lady Laura Bush, President
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and First Gentleman Miguel Arroyo stand at attention
as the U.S. and Philippine national anthems are played during the welcome
ceremony in Malacanang Palace grounds.
President George W. Bush greets children who came to meet
him and First Lady Laura Bush on his arrival in Malacanang Palace on
his State visit to Manila on October 18.
President Bush signs the Malacanang Palace guest book
as Philippine President Arroyo, First Gentleman Miguel Arroyo and U.S.
First Lady Laura Bush looks on.
President Bush and President Arroyo shake hands during
a media photo opportunity event in Malacanang after the two presidents
held their bilateral consultations.
President Bush offers a toast to President Arroyo during
the State Dinner held in his and Mrs. Bush’s honor. He said: “Once
again, we face determined enemies of freedom -- the terrorists and their
allies. Once again, we are depending on one another in an hour of need.
Once again, we are relying on the strength of the great alliance between
our two countries. Once again, we will prevail.”
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President Bush delivers his remarks to the American
and Filipino employees of the U.S. Embassy in Manila, as well as
to members of the American community in the Philippines who came
to the Embassy to greet him and Mrs. Bush. With him on stage are
(l-r): the Ambassador’s wife, Dr. Marie Ricciardone; First
Lady Laura Bush; and Ambassador Francis Ricciardone. |
(Clockwise from top:) Hundreds of U.S. Embassy employees and members
of the American community in the Philippines listen to President Bush,
who passed by the U.S. Embassy on Roxas Boulevard to meet them. The
greeters included an Embassy employee’s son who brought a picture
of the President for autograph, and a flag-waving tot and his mother.
First Lady Laura Bush (top photo) and President Bush (photo below)
mix with theEmbassy staffers and their families who gathered in the
Embassy grounds to welcome them.
Related link:
-- President George W. Bush’s State Visit to Manila on October 18, 2003
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