US president George W. Bush arrived in Bucharest around 18:10, for the NATO summit that will start on Wednesday. Air Force One, carrying the American leader, landed in Bucharest after a trip to Ukraine, where Bush met president Yushchenko, earlier in the day.

The White House leader was met at the airport by US ambassador Nicholas Taubman and the Romanian Defense Minister, Teodor Melescanu.

George W. Bush is accompanied by the First Lady, Laura Bush, and state secretary Condoleezza Rice.