President George W. Bush, first lady Laura Bush and daughter Barbara Bush (not pictured) arrive at Seoul Airbase in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2008, at the start of a week-long trip to the Far East.
South Korean Christians participate in a rally to welcome President George W. Bush in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2008. Mr. Bush met with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, whose attempts to foster goodwill with Washington by allowing resumed imports of U.S. beef sparked weeks of raucous anti-government protests over mad cow fears.
South Korean protesters with defaced portraits of President George W. Bush, right, and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak stage a rally against Mr. Bush's visit in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2008. Mr. Bush met for the third time with the conservative, pro-American president, Lee, who took office in February with promises to patch up relations with Washington.
President Bush, left, walks with Korean Foreign Minister Yu-Myung-Hwan upon his arrival at Seoul Airbase in Seoul, Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2008.
President George W. Bush inspects an honor guard upon his arrival at a Seoul military airport in Seongnam, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2008.
President Bush and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak walk up the stairs after Mr. Bush arrived at the Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008.
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, left, and President George W, Bush take part in a welcome ceremony in the Grand Garden of the presidential Blue House in Seoul Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008.
President George W. Bush, left, and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak talk after their news conference at the presidential Blue House in Seoul Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008.
President George W. Bush, center left, and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak participate in a news conference at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Aug. 6, 2008.
President Bush addresses military personnel at the U.S. Army Garrison-Yongsan in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008.
President George W. Bush, center, addresses military personnel at the U.S. Army Garrison-Yongsan in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008.
U.S. first lady Laura Bush, second from right, and her daughter Barbara, rear left, accompanied by South Korean first lady Kim Yoon-ok, third from left, visit the National Folk Museum of Korea in Seoul, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008.
President Bush leans against his daughter Barbara Bush as they arrive with first lady Laura Bush, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008, at Royal Thai Air Force Base in Bangkok, Thailand.
President Bush is greeted by Thailand's Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008, at the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand.
President Bush meets with Thailand's Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008, at the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand.
President Bush delivers a speech at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008. In the major address, Mr. Bush said the United States firmly opposes the way China stifles dissent and admonished the communist country to trust its people with freedom.
President Bush watches traditional dancers as he sits with Father Joseph Maier while visiting the Mercy Centre of the Human Development Foundation in Bangkok, Thailand Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008.
First lady Laura Bush, center left, is flanked by her daughter Barbara as she talks with a refugee family at Mae La refugee camp in Thailand's Mae Sot town near the Thai-Myanmar border Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008. The camp houses thousands of refugees from Myanmar who fled the economic hardship and widespread persecution.
President Bush, first lady Laura Bush and their daughter Barbara Bush arrive in Beijing, China, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008.