In January 1988, George Herbert Walker Bush was sworn in as the forty-first President of the United States. His leadership proved critical to some of the most historical events of our time - the fall of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of Germany, the end of the Cold War, the flowering of democracy in Eastern Europe, and the emergence of a new partnership with Russia, anchored by the historic arms reduction treaties. President bush was active on the international economic front and his efforts culminated in the Enterprise for the Americas initiative and the North American Free Trade Agreement.
 
He marshaled a 30- nation coalition to oppose Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, and the United State's victory in Desert Storm stands as a testament to Presidential leadership and American resolve in an uncertain and often dangerous world. Domestically, the Bush Administration pushed for educational reform, home ownership, and environmental protection. The Americans with Disabilities Act and the Clean Air Act were passed under this signature. President Bush also served his country as an awarded Navy pilot in World War II, Texas Congressman, ambassador to the United Nations, chairman of the Republican National Committee, chief of the U.S. Liaison Office, director of the CIA, and two-term Vice President to Ronald Reagan. Today, he is active on numerous boards and community projects. With his wife Barbara, he continues to support more than 100 charitable causes from fighting drug abuse to promoting literacy.