US President George W. Bush falls ill during G8 Summit
<noinclude>
{{date|June 8, 2007}}
[[Image:Bush&Putin33rdG8.jpg|right|200px|thumb|US President George W. Bush at the G8 meeting with [[Russia]]n President [[Vladimir Putin]].]]
[[United States]] President [[George W. Bush]] has fallen ill and has missed the morning session of the [[w:G8|G8 Summit]], but has returned to the day's events.

"The President had a good rest this morning. He's feeling better, not 100 percent, but he feels good enough to rejoin the meeting. He just left his suite a short while ago, so we are back on schedule," said a spokesman for the White House, Tony Fratto.

Earlier [[w:Dan Bartlett|Dan Bartlett]], the [[w:White House|White House]] counselor stated that Bush was dressed and ready for the meeting when he began to feel sick and that his condition is likely a "stomach virus, a light touch of food poisoning or something else" and called the situation "not serious."

"Not sure if it's a stomach virus yet or something like that, but (he's) just not feeling well in the stomach, and guess he didn't want to follow in the footsteps of his father in Asia," added Bartlett.

Despite being ill, Bush still taped his weekly radio address to the people of the U.S., and managed to meet with [[Nicolas Sarkozy]], the newly elected president of [[France]], but only on a private level and in Bush's hotel room.  

"I have just come out of a meeting with president Bush who is slightly unwell. He will join the working session when he can," said Sarkozy to reporters as he was leaving the meeting with Bush.

The illness did not change the travel plans Bush has for the day, but doctors "are still keeping an eye on him," added Bartlett, who also said that "he [Bush] feels terrible about any disruption he may have caused."

[[w:George H. W. Bush|George H. W. Bush]], a former President of the U.S. and the father of the current President, threw up and collapsed during a dinner with [[Japan]]ese Prime Minister [[w:Kiichi Miyazawa|Kiichi Miyazawa]] at the Prime Minister's residence in 1992.

{{haveyoursay}}

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/06/08/ap3801995.html
|title=Bush Returns to G-8 Summit Meetings
|author=
|pub=Forbes
|date=June 8, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,21874388-5005961,00.html
|title=Bush returns to G8 after illness
|author=
|pub=Melbourne Herald Sun
|date=June 8, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=3257355
|title=Bush ill with stomach bug at G8: White House
|author=Tabassum Zakaria
|pub=ABC News
|date=June 8, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6693638,00.html
|title=Bush Falls Ill at G-8 Summit
|author=Jennifer Loven
|pub=Guardian Unlimited
|date=June 8, 2007}}

{{publish}}
{{archive}}

[[Category:World]]
[[Category:United States]]
[[Category:North America]]
[[Category:Politics and conflicts]]
[[Category:George W. Bush]]
[[Category:G8]]
</noinclude>
US President George W. Bush at the G8 meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
United States President George W. Bush has fallen ill and has missed the morning session of the G8 Summit, but has returned to the day's events.

"The President had a good rest this morning. He's feeling better, not 100 percent, but he feels good enough to rejoin the meeting. He just left his suite a short while ago, so we are back on schedule," said a spokesman for the White House, Tony Fratto.

Earlier Dan Bartlett, the White House counselor stated that Bush was dressed and ready for the meeting when he began to feel sick and that his condition is likely a "stomach virus, a light touch of food poisoning or something else" and called the situation "not serious."

"Not sure if it's a stomach virus yet or something like that, but (he's) just not feeling well in the stomach, and guess he didn't want to follow in the footsteps of his father in Asia," added Bartlett.

Despite being ill, Bush still taped his weekly radio address to the people of the U.S., and managed to meet with Nicolas Sarkozy, the newly elected president of France, but only on a private level and in Bush's hotel room.  

"I have just come out of a meeting with president Bush who is slightly unwell. He will join the working session when he can," said Sarkozy to reporters as he was leaving the meeting with Bush.

The illness did not change the travel plans Bush has for the day, but doctors "are still keeping an eye on him," added Bartlett, who also said that "he Bush feels terrible about any disruption he may have caused."

George H. W. Bush, a former President of the U.S. and the father of the current President, threw up and collapsed during a dinner with Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa at the Prime Minister's residence in 1992.
World United States North America Politics and conflicts George W. Bush G8