Madam President, I gratefully accept. I am so honored and so thrilled to be here in your beautiful country.
I was telling the President that it's such a joy to come to a country that loves and values freedom and to be in the presence of a President who speaks so clearly about the need for people to be free and her recognition that a free world will yield peace.
And so, Madam President, thank you for your hospitality, and thank you so much for this great honor. Appreciate it.
NOTE: The President spoke at 9:55 a.m. in the Hall of Coats and Arms at Riga Castle. In his remarks, he referred to President Vaira Vike-Freiberga of Latvia.
George W. Bush, Remarks on Being Presented the Order of Three Stars, First-Class in Riga, Latvia Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/211762
