Posted on 11/23/2002 4:01:58 PM PST by anniegetyourgun
BUCHAREST, Romania- As President Ion Iliescu and President Bush enthusiastically addressed tens of thousands of Romanian citizens braving a steady rain to participate in the occasion, the American gazed with delight at the sky.
On the east side of the square, a rainbow soared even as sunset fell and the western sky turned orange.
"As we started speaking, a rainbow appeared," Bush told the crowd. "God is smiling on us today."
It was an unscripted remark and took the translator by surprise.
Bush's rainbow comment never made it into Romanian, but the crowd applauded anyway.
President George W. Bush (news - web sites) greets citizens in Vilnius, Lithuania, November 23, 2002. Bush praised the Baltic nations for defeating tyranny and told the NATO (news - web sites) invitees they had the full protection of American military might in confronting any future aggression. (Larry Downing/Reuters)
This is all I can find right now. Perhaps no one got a shot of it.
Thank you for giving us a man of God as our President and for providing opportunities for him to witness in Your Name. We pray that His love for You would be acknowledged and understood by increasing numbers of people in other countries. Help him to be an ambassador for Jesus Christ and let him do all for the glory of You, our God. Amen.
| Bush in Revolution Square, Bucharest |
 Saturday, November 23, 3.25 PM. Half an hour later than scheduled, US President George W. Bush and Romanian officials came in the Revolution Square to talk to the Romanian people. Famous Romanian sportsmen and sportswomen were there along with politicians and Church heads. There were speeches about the rain, democracy, terrorism, aliances, friendship between peoples. |
| Bush Receives Highest Romanian Decoration |
| Saturday, November 24, 3.40 PM. Bush receives the highest Romanian decoration - the Star, first granted by King Carol I in 1897. Bush and Iliescu make press statements. |
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| Bush at the Cotroceni Palace |
 Saturday, November 23. 2.50 PM. US President and his Romanian counterpart Ion Iliescu arrive in the courtyard of the Cotroceni Palace. 2.55 PM. They have a tete-a tete talk. |
| On the Way to the Cotroceni Palace |
 Saturday, November 23, 2.40 PM. US officials are on their way to the Cotroceni Palace. Meanwhile, thousands of people are shivering in the Revolution Square, rain pouring over them. Drinks and fast meals are available at very high prices. Many of the people there were forced to come to attend the event. |
| Bush Lands |
| Saturday, November 23, 2.00 PM. Air Force One lands on the Otopeni international airport, Bucharest. Bush and his wife Laura get off the plane five minutes later and leave for the Cotroceni Palace immediately. |
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| Bush Visits Romania Big Circus in Bucharest |
| US President George W. Bush hadn't landed yet at 1.00 PM. Romanian authorities brought over two million people in the Revolution Square, downtown Bucharest, where Bush is scheduled to talk to the Romanian people. It is raining in Bucharest. Romanian bands entertain people gathered in the Revolution Square waiting for the US President. |
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As a steady rain falls, President Bush (news - web sites) gives thumbs up to the tens of thousands of Romanians in Revolution Square during his visit to Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2002. ``As we started speaking, a rainbow appeared,'' Bush told the crowd. ``God is smiling on us today.''(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) |
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