Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice sits between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert (L) and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) during a dinner at the State Department in Washington November 26, 2007
On the night before a major Mideast peace conference in Annapolis, Md., Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert watches from his seat as President Bush departs after making hasty remarks to a gathering of summit diplomats, at the State Department in Washington, Monday, Nov. 26, 2007
On the night before a major Mideast peace conference in Annapolis, Md., President George W. Bush raises his glass in a toast at a gathering for summit diplomats at the State Department in Washington, Monday, Nov. 26, 2007.
On the night before a major Mideast peace conference in Annapolis, Md., President George W. Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice host a gathering for summit diplomats at the State Department in Washington, Monday, Nov. 26, 2007.
On the night before a major Mideast peace conference in Annapolis, Md., President George W. Bush, speaking, and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice host a gathering for summit diplomats at the State Department in Washington, Monday, Nov. 26, 2007.
President George W. Bush addresses his remarks at the Secretary of State's Dinner Monday evening, Nov. 26, 2007 at the State Department in Washington, D.C., welcoming the participants attending the Annapolis Conference. White House photo by Chris Greenberg
President George W. Bush addresses his remarks at the Secretary of State's Dinner Monday evening, Nov. 26, 2007 at the State Department in Washington, D.C., welcoming the participants attending the Annapolis Conference. White House photo by Chris Greenberg
President George W. Bush speaks with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, center, joined by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, following President Bush's address at the Secretary of State's Dinner Monday evening, Nov. 26, 2007 at the State Department in Washington, D.C., welcoming the participants attending the Annapolis Conference. White House photo by Chris Greenberg