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Dubai rolls out red carpet for Laura

DUBAI — Dressed in a dark, grey suit and an elegant, printed silk scarf, United States First Lady Laura Bush flew into Dubai from Abu Dhabi yesterday afternoon in a private jet, amid tight security arrangements. Stepping out of the private jet at the Dubai Royal Airwing around 3.50pm, she waved to the crowd that had been eagerly waiting for her arrival.

Published: Tue 23 Oct 2007, 9:09 AM

Updated: Sun 5 Apr 2015, 4:52 AM

  • By
  • Preeti Kannan

The First Lady was given a red carpet welcome and received by Princess Haya bint Al Hussein, wife of His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.

Accompanied by an entourage of US security personnel and embassy officials, including US Ambassador to the UAE, Michele J. Sison, Laura exchanged greetings with Princess Haya, American Consul-General in Dubai Paul Sutphin, and his wife, Cathy Sutphin.

She later headed for the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) with Princess Haya.

Laura is visiting the UAE to promote awareness about breast cancer among women and to encourage women to go in for regular self-examinations and annual mammograms. It is in honour of her mother, a breast cancer survivor, that the First Lady is keen on supporting education campaigns on the disease.


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