President Bush, following the tragic events of September 11, began the White House tradition of inviting the foreign diplomats of the Muslim countries in Washington, DC for an annual Ramadan dinner. He invites to these dinners not only the dignitaries of the predominantly Muslim nations but also other nations who have Muslim citizens. To this year's dinner, besides some people from Washington think tanks, and universities, I was also invited as the only leader of an ethnic group. Hosting the dinner along with President Bush, were Condoleeza Rice and Colin Powell The evening began with a reception. During the reception, those who desired to offer their evening prayers were shown into another room. Later on, we followed a Marine corporal on the winding steps upstairs, into the main dining room. Then The President entered the room. He was greeted by the applauding audience off their chairs. I was especially honored as I noticed the others seated at the same table with Mr. Bush by my table. They were the ambassadors of Turkey and Azerbaijan, Faruk Logoglu and Hafiz Pashayev respectively. As the president came to the podium to welcome his guests, his first words were "Mubarek Ramadan", "Holly Ramadan! He gave a short speech indicating his desires for a world of peace, democracy, tolerance, and understanding. I had an opportunity to have a long chat with the Bulgarian ambassador Ms. Elena Poptodorova who set next to me. We shared our common feelings of satisfaction of having seen the wonderful developments in Bulgaria for the Turkish minority. Turks in Bulgaria now represented with their own party, with 22 representatives, and enjoying a partnership in the government and seats of ministries, not to mention the 4 Turkish women in the house of representatives. Following the dinner, we followed President Bush to another room for a photo session opportunity. When it was my turn, shared with him that I was a student resident at University of Texas in Austin where he was the governor, then I was a businessman in Dallas where he owned a baseball team. He reminded me then, "Don't mess with Texas right?" He also reminded me how much he enjoyed Turkey during his visit there for the occasion of the NATO summit last summer, and he added "I will go back again one of these days when I can truly enjoy the rest of the beauties of your country. As I was leaving, he smiled big and added -I thought teasing both himself and I- "It's nice to be in the White House huh?". I said, "Yes sir it sure is".