Slovakia Summit 2005
Also attending was Condoleezza Rice (U.S. Secretary of State) and Sergey Lavrov (Russian Foreign Minister) as well as the first ladies of both countries, Laura Bush and Lyudmila Putina.He also met with Viktor Yushchenko, the new President of Ukraine, and gave a public speech directed at citizens of Europe outlining his policies.In preparation for the summit, Condoleezza Rice spent a week visiting officials in European capitals.Bush met with Slovak leaders including President Ivan Gašparovič and Prime Minister Mikuláš Dzurinda.The US first lady opened a department of the University Library in Bratislava (which was being restored and modernized at that time) that was devoted to US literature and studies.
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