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September 08, 2008

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The First Lady Hosts a Global Health and Literacy Luncheon in New York September, 2007
On September 24, 2007, First Lady Laura Bush hosted a Global Health and Literacy luncheon, where she was introduced by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. In her remarks, Mrs. Bush described the results of the September 2006 White House Conference on Global Literacy, including UNESCO's regional literacy conferences in Qatar, China and Mali, and outlined some of the upcoming conferences UNESCO plans. She also addressed global education and health challenges for the twenty first century.
Links of interest Remarks of First Lady Laura Bush on Global Health and Literacy Remarks of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at the Global Health and Literacy Luncheon