U.S. First Lady Laura Bush (3rd R) walks with 10-year-old flower girl Aisha Garuba and members of Ghana's government upon her arrival in Accra, January 15, 2006. The government officials are (L-R) Deputy Minister of Information Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Senior Minister John Henry Mensah, Tourism Minister Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey and Foreign Minister Nana Akufo-Addo.
Laura Bush is on the first leg of a three-nation trip to Africa. She led a contingent from the United States to Liberia on Monday to witness the inauguration of the first woman president in an African country, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf.