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Pope John Paul II Meets World Leaders

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• Oct. 6, 1979: John Paul II meets with former President Jimmy Carter in the early years of his papacy.
• The Pope walks with former President Ronald Reagan.
• 1991: The Pope greets former President George H.W. Bush.
• 1995: Former President Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton welcome the Pope to the U.S.
• 2002: The Pope meets President George W. Bush at the Vatican.
• July 23, 2002: Former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien kisses John Paul II's hand upon his arrival in Canada.
• 1991: The Pope meets former Russian President Boris Yeltsin.
• Oct. 30, 2001: The Pope greets Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat at the Vatican.
• March 2000: The pope stands with former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem.
• Jan. 21, 1998: Cuban leader Fidel Castro greets Pope John Paul II on his arrival in Cuba.