9.11.06 – On the five-year anniversary of 9/11, Mrs. Shamim Jawad, founder of the Ayenda Foundation,  traveled to Fremont California to speak to more than 1,000 teenagers participating in a special junior high school assembly. The event launched the...

3.16.06 – Madam First Lady, Dr. Khaled Hosseini, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Welcome to our modest home. Most of you have done so much for my country, that I feel Afghanistan is your second home. Welcome to your home....

3.16.06 – First Lady, Mrs. Laura Bush; Dr. Khaled Hosseini; and Distinguished guests: Thank you, Mrs. Bush, for your inspiring speech. We are truly honored to have you at our home tonight. I would like to join my husband...

03.16.06 – MRS. BUSH: Thank you very much, Ambassador. Thank you for your very, very kind introduction; and thank you for hosting this lovely evening tonight in your beautiful embassy. Mrs. Jawad, thank you very much. And, Tim McBride,...

03.30.05 – On March 30, First Lady Laura Bush and Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings visited Afghanistan for six hours to inspect the progress of several education initiatives and announce US financial support for two new projects. They were accompanied...