Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice were in Egypt on Tuesday to meet with Arab leaders at the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheik.
Speaking of Syria, Secretary of State Warren Christopher announced on Sunday that he hoped Hafez Assad would come to the summit in Sharm el-Sheik since everybody involved in the "peace process" should be there.
Mubarak and the U.S. president took no questions from reporters during their brief joint statements in the Egyptian resort area of Sharm el-Sheik -- Bush's final stop before boarding Air Force One and heading back to Washington.