For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
March 11, 2002
President and Mrs. Bush to Visit Germany, Russia and France
The President and Mrs. Bush will visit Germany, Russia, and France
in May. They will spend May 22-23 in Berlin and May 23-25 in
Moscow. The Bushs' have accepted the invitation of President
and Mrs. Putin to visit their home city of St. Petersburg May 25-26.
On May 26, the President will travel to France for a meeting with
the President of the French Republic. He will commemorate
May 27, Memorial Day, in Normandy and depart for Washington, D.C. that
evening.
This will be President Bush's third visit to Europe as
President. The visits to these important capitals will
advance our goal of combating terrorism, strengthening Transatlantic
ties, and continuing to build a Europe whole, free, and at
peace. The Bushs' trip to Russia follows President and Mrs.
Putin's visit to the United States last November and will advance the
new relationship developed between Russia and the United States during
the past year.
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