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BUSH HOST NATO SECRETARY GENERAL SCHEFFER IN TEXAS

U.S. President George W. Bush (R), NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (L), First Lady Laura Bush (2nd-L) and Scheffer's wife Jaap de Hoop Scheffer pose for a photo-op following a meeting between Scheffer and Bush, at Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas, May 21, 2007. (UPI Photo/Ron Russek II)

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