“This is my first overseas trip since I ended my presidency,” said George W Bush to applause as he began his speech on the future of US-Asian relations at a dinner session on April 18 at the annual Boao Forum for Asia in Hainan province, China.
The former leader of the free world launched his career as a post-presidential speaker with an anecdote about walking his dog in Texas after leaving the White House; the hound in question, Barney, had apparently spent his whole life in Washington and took the opportunity of a move down south to foul the immaculate lawns of Bush’s neighbours.
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