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BUSH MEETS WITH JAMES WOLFENSOHN

President George W. Bush meets with James Wolfensohn, the outgoing president of the World Bank, Thursday, April 14, 2005, in the Oval Office of the White House. Wolfensohn has been tapped to help coordinate Palestinian economic reforms and reconstruction efforts in Gaza. (UPI Photo/Paul Morse/White House)

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