President George W. Bush
By: Kristen Grisham
What were some of his foreign accomplishments?
-Ordered an invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 to overthrow the Taliban, destroy Al-Qaeda, and to capture Osama bin Laden following the September 11th terrorist attacks.
-Led an invasion of Iraq in 2003 under the pretext of Iraqi refusal to relinquish its WMD.
-Condemned Iraq, Iran, and North Korea as part of the “Axis of Evil” an accused them of helping terrorism and seeking WMD.
-Signed the US-India Civil Nuclear Agreement with India, greatly improving, relations between the countries.
-Established the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief(PEPFAR), an AIDS program that committed $15 billion to combat AIDS over five years, especially in Africa.
"Leadership to me means duty, honor, country. It means character, and it means listening from time to time." -George W. Bush
George as a child
Yale University
Texas Air National Guard
History
Took Office- January 20, 2001
Left Office- January 20, 2009
Time in Office- 8 years; 2 terms
43rd President
Born- July 6, 1946 in New Haven, Connecticut
Education- Phillips Academy, Harvard Business School, The Kinkaid School, and Yale University
Family- His father George Bush Sr. was the 41st President. 5 brothers and sisters; 2 children; married to Laura Bush in 1977