President George W Bush wraps up his first week in office today by swearing in two core members of his national security team - Secretary of State Colin Powell and Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
The events will cast Mr Bush's presidential spotlight for the first time on foreign policy, although a White House spokesman said Bush is not expected to break new ground in his comments at the ceremonies.
Mr Bush spent most of the week focusing on domestic issues, particularly the multibillion dollar plan he unveiled to reform public education. The new president meets with a group of governors today after the swearing in ceremonies to promote his education plans.
Mr Bush today was also to host a traditional presidential lunch with new members of the House of Representatives. He has met with several groups of lawmakers this week to lay the groundwork for his legislative agenda and underscore his vow to build a record of bipartisan accomplishment.
Next week, Bush is to lay out proposals on prescription drug insurance coverage for retired people and on federal support for social programs run by religious organisations.
"Foreign policy is always important, but these are the issues on which he ran; that's why he's focusing on them first," a White House spokesman said.
Reuters