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President George W. Bush places his hand on the Bible as he takes the oath of office.
President George W. Bush places his hand on the Bible as he takes the oath of office.
AFRICA: The first entry of this official condolence book from the US Embassy of Gaborone, Republic of Botswana is from President Festus Mogae.
AFRICA: A Peace Corps trainer from The Republic of Cameroon shares his heartfelt condolences.
AFRICA: This condolence book is handmade from cloth and recycled paper presented by the Mazowe Concession Farmers’ Association, the Republic of Zimbabwe. (2/2)
AFRICA: The Minster for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for the United Republic of Tanzania expresses his shock and sadness.
THE AMERICAS: Throughout Canada hundreds of individuals and groups gave blood and donated money to the Canadian Blood Services as well as signing and sending in these postcards of support. (2/2)
ASIA & OCEANIA: Students from homeroom classes at this school in Japan draw pictures and sign their names on wooden boards with gold painted trim. (1/3)
ASIA & OCEANIA: In Japan there is a tradition of folding one thousand origami paper cranes and stringing them together to have a wish granted by a crane. The students of Tamagawa School assembled three thousand cranes. (1/2)
In addition to newspaper readers, thousands of German school children also sent in drawings and letters of sympathy, support, and hope. (2/2)
EUROPE: The children of Minsk International School (MIS) in the Republic of Belarus sent a handmade sympathy card.
EUROPE: The Commander of the Lithuanian Armed Forces expresses his deepest condolences to the American people.