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President George W. Bush and Laura Bush attend the White House Conference on Global Literacy at The New York Public Library in New York City Monday, September 18, 2006. The conference encourages international involvement and new partnerships to support literacy efforts. It highlights several UNESCO programs. White House photo by Eric Draper Mrs. Laura Bush is applauded as she stands over the New York Stock Exchange Monday, Sept. 18, 2006, where she visited to highlight literacy's role in extending the benefits of free enterprise to individuals around the world. White House photo by Shealah Craighead Mrs. Laura Bush raises the gavel signaling the close of trading Monday, Sept. 18, 2006, at the New York Stock Exchange. Mrs. Bush visited the Exchange to highlight literacy's role in extending benefits of free enterprise to individuals around the world. White House photo by Shealah Craighead Mrs. Laura Bush listens to a panel discussion Monday, Sept. 18, 2006, during the White House Conference on Global Literacy held at the New York Public Library.
Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings participates in a panel discussion on Mother-Child Literacy and Intergenerational Learning during the White House Conference on Global Literacy Monday, Sept. 18, 2006, at the New York Public Library. Joining Secretary Spellings from left are: Maria Diarra Keita, Founding Director, Institute for Popular Education in Mali; Florence Molefe, Facilitator, the Family Literacy Project in South Africa, and Dr. Perri Klass, Medical Doctor and President of the Reach Out and Read National Center and Professor of Journalism and Pediatrics, New York University. White House photo by Shealah Craighead Mrs. Laura Bush delivers opening remarks Monday, Sept. 18, 2006, during the White House Conference on Global Literacy, held at the New York Public Library. The program underscores the need for sustained global and country level leadership in promoting literacy. White House photo by Shealah Craighead Mrs. Laura Bush delivers opening remarks Monday, Sept. 18, 2006, during the White House Conference on Global Literacy. The program was held at the New York Public Library. White House photo by Shealah Craighead President George W. Bush and Laura Bush attend the White House Conference on Global Literacy at The New York Public Library in New York City Monday, September 18, 2006. The conference encourages international involvement and new partnerships to support literacy efforts. It highlights several UNESCO programs. White House photo by Eric Draper
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Mrs. Bush Global Literacy Photos

Mrs. Laura Bush meets characters on the set at Gali Gali Sim Sim (India's version of America's Sesame Street) studio, Thursday, March 2, 2006 in New Delhi, India, where she toured and taped a segment for the show. White House photo by Shealah Craighead Mrs. Laura Bush and Barbara Bush visits with patients and their family members at the Korle-Bu Treament Center, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2006 in Accra, Ghana. White House photo by Shealah Craighead Barbara Bush meets and speaks with patients and their family members during a visit to the Korle-Bu Treament Center, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2006 in Accra, Ghana.<br><i>White House photo by Shealah Craighead Mrs. Laura Bush helps unveil a plaque dedicating the Saint Kizito Complex at Saint-Mary's Catholic Church in Gwagwalada, Nigeria Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2006
Mrs. Laura Bush holds hands with patients during a prayer at St. Mary's Hospital in Gwagwalada, Nigeria, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2006. White House photo by Shealah Craighead Mrs. Laura Bush and daughter Barbara Participate in a round-table discussion with students Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2006, at Model Secondary School in Abuja, Nigeria. White House photo by Shealah Craighead Mrs. Laura Bush attends a cultural performance and reading event with school children in Bangkok, Thailand, October 18, 2003. Mrs. Bush stands with a group of Afghan girls upon her arrival in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, March 29, 2005. White House photo by Susan Sterner
Mrs. Laura Bush and Suzanne Mubarak, wife of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, listen to a classroom lesson at the Girl Friendly School in the Abou Sir neighborhood of Cairo, Egypt, Monday, May 23, 2005. The National Council for Children and Motherhood built the school to provide education for girls living in remote and rural areas. White House photo by Krisanne Johnson Students wave Costa Rican and American flags during Mrs. Bush's visit to their school, Escuela de los Estados Unidos, in San Jose, Costa Rica, Monday, May 8, 2006. White House photo by Kimberly Hewitt Mrs. Laura Bush visits with a mother and her newborn baby while meeting with the group, Mrs. Laura Bush is greeted by a chorus of singers while visiting Mothers to Mothers-to-Be in Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, July 12. The program provides counseling, education and support to HIV/AIDS infected women during pregnancy. White House photo by Krisanne Johnson
Mrs. Laura Bush visits Al Rahma Madrasa Pre-School with First Lady Mrs. Shadya Karume in Zanzibar, Tanzania, Thursday, July 14, 2005. White House photo by Krisanne Johnson Jenna Bush sits with students at the Kiembesamaki Teacher Training School in Zanzibar, Tanzania, Wednesday, July 14, 2005. White House photo by Krisanne Johnson Mrs. Laura Bush delivers remarks at the Kiembesamaki Teacher Training School in Zanzibar, Tanzania, Thursday, July 14, 2005. White House photo by Krisanne Johnson Mrs. Laura Bush and daughter Jenna sit with children as they visit the Kagarama Church, Thursday, July 14, 2005, in Kigali, Rwanda. White House photo by Krisanne Johnson
  Mrs. Laura Bush visits with youngsters Friday, July 14, 2006, during a tour and roundtable at the Pediatric HIV/AIDS Clinical Center of Russia in St. Petersburg, Russia. White House photo by Shealah Craighead Mrs. Laura Bush does the chicken dance with youngsters Friday, July 14, 2006, during a tour and roundtable at the Pediatric HIV/AIDS Clinical Center of Russia in St. Petersburg, Russia. White House photo by Shealah Craighead  
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