President George W. Bush speaks during a meeting of the U.S.-Palestinian Public-Private Partnership at the White House in Washington December 3, 2007
President Bush, center, seated between Palestinian Minister of Youth and Sports Tahani Abu Daqqa, right, and businessman Walter Isaacson, left, makes a statement to reporters after a meeting regarding the U.S.-Palestinian Public-Private Partnership,Monday, Dec. 3, 2007, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington.
President Bush, second from right, makes a statement to reporters after a meeting regarding the U.S.-Palestinian Public-Private Partnership, Monday, Dec. 3, 2007, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. From left to right are: Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson; Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice; National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley; Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Karen Hughes; White House Communications Director Kevin Sullivan; former Citigroup Chief Executive Officer Sandy Weill; businessman Walter Isaacson; the president; and Palestinian Minister for Youth and Sports Tahani Abu Daqqa.