George W. Bush

**George W. Bush**
	President of the United States from 2001 to 2009 Official portrait taken in 2003 (American English)
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Name in native language	George W. Bush;
Date of birth	6 July 1946; New Haven; George Walker Bush
Work period (start)	1968;
Country of citizenship	United States;
Residence	Dallas; George W. Bush Childhood Home (1952–1955);
Educated at	Yale College (Bachelor of Arts, study of history, 1964–1968); The Kinkaid School (1959–1961); Phillips Academy (1961–1964); Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration, 1973–1975); Davenport College; St. Anthony Catholic School;
Occupation	politician; motivational speaker; autobiographer; painter; rugby union player; military officer; statesman; businessman; financier;
Member of	American Legion;
Member of political party	Republican Party;
Position held	Governor of Texas (1995–2000); President of the United States (2001–2009); President-elect of the United States (2000–2001);
Native language	American English;
Family	Bush family;
Father	George H. W. Bush;
Mother	Barbara Bush;
Sibling	Dorothy Bush Koch; Marvin P. Bush; Jeb Bush; Neil Bush; Robin Bush;
Child	Barbara Bush; Jenna Bush Hager;
Spouse	Laura Bush (1977–);
Work location	Austin; Washington, D.C.;
Award received	Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Three Stars (2005); Collar of the Order of the Star of Romania; Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Couple/Ensemble (2004); Doublespeak Award (2003); Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class (2012); Grand Cross of the Order of Vytautas the Great; honorary doctor of the Ohio State University; Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor (2004); National Defense Service Medal; St. George's Order of Victory; Doublespeak Award (2004); Doublespeak Award (2006); Doublespeak Award (2008); Financial Times Person of the Year (2002); Philadelphia Liberty Medal; Order of the Republic of North Macedonia; Order of Sikatuna; Order of Merit of Benin; Order pro Merito Melitensi; Order of Kuwait; Hungarian Order of Merit; Order of Zayed; Order of King Abdulaziz al Saud; Order of Vytautas the Great; Order of the Star of Romania; Order of the National Flag; Amir Amanullah Khan Award; Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana; National Order of Benin; Order of Al-Khalifa; …;
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Μπους; Τζωρτζ Ο. Μπους; 부쉬; 죠지 워커 부쉬</nowiki>

Català: G.W. Bush (nascut el 6 de juliol de 1946) és des de l'any 2001 el 43é president dels Estats Units. Es va casar amb Laura Welch Bush.

Deutsch: G.W. Bush (* 6. Juli 1946 in New Haven, Connecticut) war von 2001 bis 2009 der (43.) Präsident der USA. Verheiratet ist er mit Laura Welch Bush.

English: George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician and the 43rd president of the United States. His wife is Laura Welch Bush.

Español: G.W. Bush (nacido el 6 de julio de 1946) es desde 2001 el 43º presidente de los Estados Unidos. Está casado con Laura Welch Bush.

Français : G.W. Bush (né le 6 juillet 1946) est le 43e président des États-Unis. Il est marié avec Laura Welch Bush.

Italiano: G.W. Bush (nato in Connecticut il 6 luglio 1946) è un politico americano e il 43° Presidente degli Stati Uniti. Sua moglie è Laura Welch Bush.

한국어: 조지 W. 부시(1946년 7월 6일생)는 미국의 정치인이며, 제 43대 대통령이다.

Nederlands: George Walker Bush (New Haven (Connecticut) 6 juli 1946) is de 43e president van de Verenigde Staten.

Norsk bokmål: G.W. Bush (født 6. juli 1946 i New Haven, Connecticut) er Amerikas forente staters 43. president. Han er sønn av tidligere president George Herbert Walker Bush. Hans kone heter Laura Welch Bush.

Polski: G.W. Bush (ur. 6 lipca 1946 r.) jest amerykańskim politykiem a obecnie 43-cim Prezydentem Stanów Zjednoczonych Ameryki Północnej. Jego żoną jest Laura Welch Bush.

Português: George Walker Bush (nascido a 6 de Julho de 1946) é um político americano e foi o 43º Presidente dos Estados Unidos da América. A sua esposa é Laura Welch Bush.

Slovenčina: George Walker Bush (narodený 6. júla 1946) je americký politik a 43. prezident Spojených štátov amerických. Jeho manželkou je Laura Welch Bush.

Српски / srpski: Џорџ Вокер Буш (рођен 6. јула 1946.) је амерички политичар и 43. председник САД. Његова супруга је Лора Велч Буш.

Svenska: G.W. Bush (född 6 juli, 1946) är en amerikansk politiker och USA:s 43:e president. Gift med Laura Welch Bush.

中文：喬治·沃克·布殊 (George Walker Bush, １９４６年７月６日-) 是美国第４３任总统。他的太太是劳拉·威尔士·布什。

עברית: ג'ורג' ווקר בוש (George Walker Bush) נולד ב-6 ביולי 1946, הנשיא ה-43 של ארה"ב.

Portraits

White House photo portrait, 2001
White House photo portrait, 2003
Presidential transition photo portrait, circa 2001

Bush speaking

Bush announces his $74.7 billion wartime supplemental budget request at the Pentagon, March 25, 2003
Bush addresses the nation aboard USS Abraham Lincoln, May 1, 2003.
Bush on the USS Abraham Lincoln wearing a flight suit after landing on the aircraft carrier in a military jet.
Bush addresses the [UN General Assembly
Bush speaking at campaign rally in St. Petersburg, Florida, October 19, 2004
Bush at State of the Union address, February 2, 2005
Bush in Omaha, Nebraska, February 5, 2005
Bush in Omaha, Nebraska, February 5, 2005
Bush in Omaha, Nebraska, February 5, 2005
Bush in Omaha, Nebraska, February 5, 2005
Bush speaking at podium during press conference, April 28, 2005
George W. Bush holding an address, April 14, 2005
Scene of Bush press conference on April 28, 2005
Discussing Social Security March 18, 2005
In New Orleans, La., January 12, 2006.
Prime Minister Tony Blair with George W. Bush, July 28, 2006, in the East Room of the White House
George W. Bush with Dick Cheney at the U.S. State Department, August 14, 2006

Bush with...

Bush with the Joint Chiefs of Staff, May 2007.
President Bush (left) congratulates Secretary of the Navy Gordon R. England (center), Secretary of the Air Force James G. Roche (2nd from left) and Secretary of the Army Thomas E. White (right) following their swearing in ceremony in the White House Oval Office on June 18, 2001.
Angela Merkel, Washington D.C.
Tony Blair at the Whitehouse, April 16, 2004
Tony Blair at a NATO meting in Istanbul, Turkey, June 28, 2004
Tony Blair at the Whitehouse, November 12, 2004
Göran Persson and Romano Prodi at the EU-US summit in Gothenburg, Sweden, June 14, 2001
Göran Persson in the Oval Office, April 28, 2004
Thabo Mbeki with wives
Thabo Mbeki touching glasses
Megawati Sukarnoputri
Mahmoud Abbas
Mahmoud Abbas and Ariel Sharon at the Red Sea Summit in w:Aqaba
Pope Ioannes Paulus II in Vatican in 2001
the Cheerleaders from the U.S. Naval Academy, December 4, 2004
the Cheerleaders from the U.S. Naval Academy, December 4, 2004
Pope Ioannes Paulus II in Vatican in 2004, presenting him the Medal of Freedom
Jacques Chirac, Tony Blair and Silvio Berlusconi at the White House, June 2, 2003
Roh Moo-hyun, President of South Korea
Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik of Norway in the Oval Office Friday, May 16, 2003.
his wife Laura Welch Bush and Viktor Yushchenko with his wife Kateryna Mykhaylivna Yushchenko
James Wolfensohn, president of the World Bank, April 14, 2005
Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, April 25, 2005
Traian Basescu, president of Romania, March 9, 2005
Viktor Yushchenko April 4, 2005
Paul Wolfowitz March 16, 2005
Paul Martin and Vicente Fox at Bush's ranch in Crawford Texas, March 23, 2005
Vicente Fox, March 23, 2005
Paul Sarbanes and Elaine Chao, July 30, 2005
Leaders from Benin, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Sierra Leone, July 8, 2003
Bertie Ahern, March 17, 2005
Bülent Ecevit, January 16, 2005
With Danish prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen
His wife Laura Bush, King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofía of Spain in Madrid on June 12, 2001
His Supreme Court Justice Nominee John G. Roberts, Jr., July 19, 2005.
Mohammed VI of Morocco, in the Oval Office, on April 23, 2003.
Ray Nagin, Gulf Coast and those areas left devastated by Hurricane Katrina, September 2, 2005.
Gerhard Schröder, March 29, 2001.
Michael Collins, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, 21. Jul 2004
José Manuel Durão Barroso, Prime Minister of Portugal, in the Oval Office, 6 Jun 2003
Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany, in the White House, 13 Jan 2006
Vladimir Putin of Russia, in the Western White House, November 2001.
George W. Bush and Mack Brown give the Hook 'em Horns in front of the White House after Texas won the 2005 National Championship in American college football.
with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul, March 2006
with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Mrs. Laura Bush and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice during the presidential visit to Kabul, March 2006
George W. Bush on a lunch break with Afghan politicians, including Hamid Karzai, on March 1, 2006, in Kabul.
Paul Martin, Sheila Martin, Laura Bush
Stephen Harper July 8, 2006
Tony Blair at the Whitehouse, July 28, 2006
Prime Minister Tony Blair with George W. Bush, July 28, 2006, in the East Room of the White House
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev in the Oval Office at the White House, Friday, Sept. 29, 2006
President Alan García of Peru with George W. Bush, October 10, 2006, in the Oval Office
Bush with Robert Gates and Donald Rumsfeld, November 8, 2006.
Jan Peter Balkenende Prime Minister of the Netherlands March 2004
Tabaré Vázquez President of Oriental Republic of Uruguay, March 2007
President of Poland Lech Kaczynski, June 2007
with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili in Tbilisi, May 2005
with Ukrainian Prime-Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in Kyiv, April 2008
Scott Pelley
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his wife Sarah
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt in the Oval Office on May 15, 2007

Bush as he signs different laws

Signing a tax cut law
No Child Left Behind Act - Signing ceremony at Hamilton High School in Hamilton, Ohio.
Creating the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument
After signing the Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005

Bush & Iraq

President George W. Bush addresses the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on the issues concerning Iraq
Note, notifying Bush of the handing over of control in Iraq to the provisional government

Polling

Public opinion: Approve, disapprove, and unsure
US Public opinion throughout presidency: Approve (blue), disapprove (red), and unsure (green)

Private life

1947 photo with parents
Bush in uniform.
Barney
The Bush House, in Bakersfield, where he resided in 1949

Various

Bush at his desk
Holding a pumpkin
Hook 'em Horns
George W. Bush receives a phone call from John Kerry in which the senator conceded defeat in the 2004 presidential election Wednesday, November 3, 2004.
George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush arrive in Entebbe, Uganda Friday, July 11, 2003.
George W. Bush at a demonstration of a M2
President Bush visits Airline employees at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, September 29, 2001.
Throwing out the opening pitch of the Washington DC Nationals home opener at RFK Stadium in Washington DC, April 14, 2005
Bush and his family get support arrived they at the South Lawn of the White House on November 2, 2004
Bush visiting the Australian Army
Bush speaking on the phone with Governor George Pataki and Mayor Rudolph Giuliani in a televised telephone conversation from the Oval Office on Sept. 13.