President Bush's Visit to Stralsund and the G-8 Summit, July 2006

AICGS is pleased to provide you with links and information surrounding the July, 2006 visit of President Bush to Chancellor Merkel's constituency in Stralsund prior to the G-8 Summit meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia.

External Links:

G-8 Summit

"Bush's 'Hands-On' Diplomacy With German Chancellor Raises Eyebrows," ABCNews.com, July 20, 2006.

"German G-8 Presidency: Changes in Style and Substance," by Jabeen Bhatti, Deutsche Welle Online, July 19, 2006.

"Angela Merkels erster G-8-Gipfel: Als deutsche Kanzlerin unter Führern," by Nikolas Busse, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, July 18, 2006.

"G-8 Leaders Consider Mideast Peacekeepers," by Martin Crutsinger, The Associated Press, July 17, 2006.

"Bush's Fab Five," by Fred Barnes, The Weekly Standard, July 17, 2006.

"Speaking Softly," by Kenneth T. Walsh, USNews.com, July 16, 2006.

"Bush Concerned by Russia Freedoms," CNN.com, July 14, 2006.

Stralsund Visit

"Merkel and Bush Friendship is Sealed With a Fish," by Kate Connolly, The Daily Telegraph, July 14, 2006.

"Bush and Merkel United on Middle East," United Press International, July 13, 2006.

"President Bush and Chancellor Merkel Joint Press Availability - Transcript." White House website, July 13, 2006.

"Bush Visit: Bonding Over Barbecue on the Baltic Sea," Deutsche Welle Online, July 13, 2006.

"Bush Walks in Communist Leaders' Footsteps in Germany," Bloomberg News, July 13, 2006.

"Bush, Merkel Slice into Roast Pig at German Barbecue," Reuters Online, July 13, 2006.

"Bush, Merkel Say Iran Must Drop Nuclear Program," Bloomberg News, July 13, 2006.

"Bush Calls Germany Key Ally," by Steve Holland, Reuters News, July 13, 2006.

"Bush, Merkel Form Friendship," by William Douglas, McClatchy Newspapers, July 13, 2006.

"Sealed with a Kiss and a Barrel of Fish," By Björn Hengst and Carsten Volkery, Der Spiegel Online, July 13, 2006.

"In This German Trip, Bush May Feel Better Vibes," By Mark Landler, The New York Times, July 12, 2006.