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Melinda French Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation talks during the session "The Girl Effect on Development" on the fourth day of the World Economic Forum in Davos January 31, 2009.

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  1. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 27: Microsoft founder Bill Gates (2nd L) and his wife Melinda Gates (3rd L) leaves after addressing a weekly Republican policy luncheon in the U.S. Captiol October 27, 2009 in Washington, DC. Gates has been on Capitol Hill to promote the idea of more U.S. funding of global health and foreign aid.
  2. In this image released by PictureGroup, Jessie McCartney performs during The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Viacom hosted "Get Schooled" conference and premiere of TV documentary at the Paramount Pictures Lot on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009 in Los Angeles.

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  1. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 27: Microsoft founder Bill Gates (2nd L) and his wife Melinda Gates (3rd L) leaves after addressing a weekly Republican policy luncheon in the U.S. Captiol October 27, 2009 in Washington, DC. Gates has been on Capitol Hill to promote the idea of more U.S. funding of global health and foreign aid.
  2. This undated handout photo provided by the State Department shows Rajiv Shah. The Obama administration will nominate Shah, a former executive with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to run America's top foreign assistance program, the U.S. Agency for International Development.
  3. In this image released by PictureGroup, Bill Gates, left, and his wife Melinda, right, pose with President and Chief Executive Officer of Viacom Philippe Dauman at the "Get Schooled" conference and premiere hosted by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Viacom on Tuesday Sept. 8, 2009, in Los Angeles.
  4. Singer Jesse McCartney performs at the "Get Schooled" conference and premiere hosted by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Viacom in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009.
  5. Singer Jesse McCartney performs at the "Get Schooled" conference and premiere hosted by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Viacom in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009.
  6. Singer Jesse McCartney performs at the "Get Schooled" conference and premiere hosted by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Viacom in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009.
  7. In this image released by PictureGroup, Jessie McCartney performs during The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Viacom hosted "Get Schooled" conference and premiere of TV documentary at the Paramount Pictures Lot on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009 in Los Angeles.
  8. Monica performs at the "Get Schooled" conference and premiere hosted by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Viacom in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009.
  9. Klaus Schwabe, founder of the World Economic Forum, gestures during a speech at the University of Latvia in Riga September 28, 2008.
  10. Klaus Schwabe, founder of the World Economic Forum, gestures during a speech at the University of Latvia in Riga September 28, 2008.
  11. Klaus Schwabe, founder of the World Economic Forum, gestures during a speech at the University of Latvia in Riga September 28, 2008.
  12. Klaus Schwabe, founder of the World Economic Forum, gestures during a speech at the University of Latvia in Riga September 28, 2008.
  13. World Economic Forum founder and executive chairman Klaus Schwab (R) gestures as he speaks with Latvia's Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis (L) in Riga September 28, 2009.
  14. World Economic Forum founder and executive chairman Klaus Schwab (C) gestures as he speaks with Latvia's Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis in Riga September 28, 2009.
  15. World Economic Forum founder and executive chairman Klaus Schwab (L) and Latvia's Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis pose for media in Riga September 28, 2009.
  16. World Economic Forum founder and executive chairman Klaus Schwab (L) shakes hands with Latvia's Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis in Riga September 28, 2009.

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  1. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Cabinet Secretary Tzvi Hauser are seen outside the cabinet meeting room in Jerusalem, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009. Netanyahu heads to Berlin on Monday for a special joint session of the German and Israeli governments, a symbolic visit that highlights the strong bond between the two nations six decades after the Holocaust.
  2. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks at the original list of countries that voted on the 1947 UN partition plan before the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009. Netanyahu heads to Berlin on Monday for a special joint session of the German and Israeli governments, a symbolic visit that highlights the strong bond between the two nations six decades after the Holocaust.
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  10. A Tibetan refugee sits behind a loom to make traditional carpets at a Tibetan Refugee Camp in Kathmandu November 29, 2009. About 30,000 Tibetans are estimated to be living in Kathmandu and most of them arrived during the Tibetan uprising in 1959.
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  12. Former chief of defence staff Sarath Fonseka gestures to the media during a news conference in Colombo November 29, 2009. Fonseka, the Sri Lankan general who oversaw the end of 25 years of war, said on Sunday he will run for president, pitting himself against President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the man who also takes credit for the victory against Tamil Tiger rebels.
  13. Nepal's Tourism and Civil Aviation Minister Sharat Singh Bhandari, left, and Forest and Soil Conservation Minister Deepak Bohara speak during a press conference in Katmandu, Nepal, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009. Nepal's government says it will hold a Cabinet meeting at Kalapathar at an altitude of 17,192 feet (5,250 meters)on Mount Everest on Dec. 4 to highlight the threat from global warming to glaciers in the Himalayas.
  14. EU Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Joaquin Almunia listens to questions from a journalist during a press conference after meeting with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009 in Nanjing, China.
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  16. Costa Rica's President Oscar Arias, right, embraces Israel's President Shimon Peres, during their meeting at the president's residence in Jerusalem, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009. Arias is on a visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories.