Laura Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice

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Laura Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice laugh during a roundtable discussion with women leaders from around the world held in honor of International Women's Day at the State Department in Washington, D.C. Tuesday, March 8, 2005. Today in her remarks at the State Department Mrs. Bush said, "We all have an obligation to speak for women who are denied their rights to learn, to vote or to live in freedom. We may come from different backgrounds, but advancing human rights is the responsibility of all humanity, a commitment shared by people of goodwill on every continent." White House photo by Susan Sterner