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May 6, 2022
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President George W. Bush meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
on May 5, 2022
“I was honored to spend a few minutes talking with President Zelenskyy – the Winston Churchill of our time – this morning,” President Bush said. “I thanked the president for his leadership, his example, and his commitment to liberty, and I saluted the courage of the Ukrainian people.”
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“President Bush and I want you to know that we are committed to supporting Afghan refugees like you.” – Mrs. Laura Bush
President and Mrs. Bush met with 13 Afghan evacuees Wednesday in Dallas
Learn how you can help Afghan refugees settle in the United States <[link removed]> [image: arrow]
Moms are democracy’s secret weapon
Dallas Morning News op-ed by Natalie Gonnella-Platts , Director of Women’s Advancement at the Bush Institute
Read why mothers are a threat to tyrants and rogue actors all over the world <[link removed]> [image: arrow]
How PEPFAR helped shape the country's pandemic response
The Strategerist with Dr. Deborah L. Birx <[link removed]>, Senior Fellow at the Bush Institute and former White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator and U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator
Listen to the episode <[link removed]> | Read her new book Silent Invasion <[link removed]> [image: arrow]
Cervical cancer screening and treatment allow mom of five to Go Further
Featuring Leocardia Ndege, a widowed vegetable farmer in Northern Tanzania
Read Leocardia’s story of survival in honor of Mother's Day <[link removed]> [image: arrow]
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Applications open now through July 10
Defeating Putin in Ukraine is vital to the future of democracy <[link removed]> | Journal of Democracy
Op-ed by David J. Kramer <[link removed]>, the Bradford M. Freeman Director of Global Policy at the Bush Institute
Stand-To Veteran Leadership Program Scholar: ‘Military spouses are the backbone of the military’ <[link removed]>
Featuring Verenice Castillo, Founder and CEO of the Military Spouse Advocacy Network, discusses her work supporting the military-spouse community
Globalization under stress <[link removed]> | Real Clear World
Op-ed by Matthew Rooney <[link removed]>, Director of Outreach and Strategic Partnerships at the Bush Institute
The Putin paradox: pariah or president? <[link removed]> | Sedona Forum at the McCain Institute
Featuring David J. Kramer <[link removed]>, the Bradford M. Freeman Director of Global Policy at the Bush Institute
Dream big at the Laura Bush Book Club <[link removed]> | May 15 at 3 p.m. CT
Activities include a reading of Mae Among the Stars , building paper rockets with the Perot Museum of Nature and Science, custom photo opportunities, and more
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