President Bush Visits Bulgaria, June 10-11, 2007

U.S. President George W. Bush Waves as He and First Lady Laura Bush Walk from Air Force One Upon their Arrival in Sofia (Photo Reuters/Stoyan Nenov) (Full Size)

On June 10-11, President George W. Bush visited Bulgaria to pay tribute to Bulgaria’s strategic and economic partnership with the United States.  During his twenty hours in Sofia, President Bush laid a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier;  met with Bulgarian soldiers who had served in Iraq and Afghanistan;  met with President Georgi Parvanov and with Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev;   held a press availability at the Sofia Archeology Museum;  attended a luncheon at the National History Museum, and met with a roundtable of students from Sofia University, the American University of Bulgaria, and the American College in Sofia.  The roundtable included students from Bulgaria, Albania, Kosovo, Serbia, and Afghanistan.

During his public meetings, President Bush praised Bulgaria’s role fighting for freedom in Afghanistan and Iraq,  and promised the assistance of the United States in trying to win the freedom of Bulgarian nurses being held in Libya.  He also urged the international community to move forward in granting independence to Kosovo.

 Photo Gallery (June 10-11, 2007)
 Remarks by the President in Roundtable on Free Market Democracy (June 11, 2007)
 President Bush and President Parvanov of Bulgaria Exchange Toasts (June 11, 2007)
 President Bush Participates in Joint Press Availability with President Parvanov (June 11, 2007)
 President Bush Announces Creation of America for Bulgaria Foundation to Promote Private Sector Development (June 11, 2007)

 Visit to Europe and G8 Summit Update from the White House (June 11, 2007)
 Press Briefing by National Security Advisor Steven Hadley on the President's Trip  to the G8 Summit and Europe (June 1, 2007)
 Interview of the President by Boyko Vassilev Petrov, BNT, Bulgaria (May 31, 2007) 
 President Bush Outlines U.S. Development Agenda Before G8 Summit and Europe (May 31, 2007)
 Roundtable Interview of the president Bush by Foreign Print Media (May 31, 2007)

President George Bush

President Bush Visit to Europe - Summary

President and Mrs. Bush were in Heiligendamm, Germany to attend the G-8 Summit on June 6-8, 2007.

Prior to the Summit, the President visited Prague, Czech Republic on June 5 for meetings with President Klaus and Prime Minister Topolanek.

Following the G-8, the President traveled to Jurata, Poland on June 8 for a meeting with President Lech Kaczynski. On June 9, he visited the Vatican for his first meeting with Pope Benedict XVI, and Rome, Italy for meetings with President Napolitano and Prime Minister Prodi. The President was in Tirana, Albania on June 10 to meet with President Moisiu and Prime Minister Berisha, before concluding his trip in Sofia, Bulgaria, where he will meet on June 11 with President Parvanov and Prime Minister Stanishev. (more)