July 10, 2004
U.S. Delegation attends inauguration of President
Arroyo
U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Anthony Principi greets President
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and First Gentleman Mike Arroyo at the reception
in Cebu after she was sworn into her second term in office. Secretary
Principi leads an eight-man delegation that U.S. President George W.
Bush sent to Manila to represent him at President Macapagal Arroyo’s
inauguration.
Related link:
Photo Gallery: Secretary Principi calls on
President Arroyo in Malacanang
Ambassador Francis Ricciardone and his wife Dr. Marie
Ricciardone congratulates the Philippines’ First Couple during
the reception in Cebu.
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Hilario Davide swears
President Macapagal-Arroyo (left photo) and Vice President Noli de Castro
into office during a noon ceremony held at the Cebu Provincial Capitol
on June 30, 2004. In the morning, prior to the ceremony in Cebu, President
Macapagal Arroyo delivered her inaugural remarks at the Luneta Park
in Manila.
Freddie Abando of Philippine television channel NBN 4
interviews Secretary Principi and Ambassador Ricciardone during the
reception.
The following morning, in Manila, Secretary Principi laid
a wreath at the American Battle Monument at the American Cemetery and
Memorial in Fort Bonifacio.
Delegation members who accompanied Secretary Principi,
Ambassador Ricciardone and his wife Dr. Marie Ricciardone (fifth from
right) are (l-r): Jeffrey Eubanks, deputy protocol officer at the State
Department; Neil McCoy, a Filipino-American entertainer; Susan Ralston,
executive assistant to the Senior Advisor to President Bush; Maryles
Casto, owner and founder of Casto Travel; Jim Cain, partner at Kilpatrick,
Stockton LLP; and George M. Drysdale, chairman and CEO of the Marsman-Drysdale
Group.
In the afternoon of July 1, prior to their flight back
to the U.S., Secretary Principi and Ambassador Ricciardone held a briefing
with the Manila-based press at the Manila Hotel.
Related link:
Transcript of the July 1 press briefing
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