Bush hosts conference on the Americas
President Bush is hosting the White House Conference on the Americas today in Arlington, Va.
The conference will feature an appearance by the president and his wife, plus Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice and Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr.
'This conference will bring together voluntary organizations, nongovernmental organizations, the private sector and foundations to discuss and highlight the vast array of societal interaction between the United States and its neighbors to better the lives of the region’s citizens,' said Thomas Shannon, the State Department's assistant secretary for Western Hemisphere affairs.
Bush hosts conference on the Americas
