Democratic US Senator John Kerry (L) walks past a Jordanian policeman upon his arrival at the convention center to attend the second day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) meetings, in the Dead Sea resort of Shuneh, west of Amman, on May 16, 2009. Jordan's King Abdullah II called in a speech on the opening day of the conference for the Middle East to become an economic "powerhouse" that could help reshape the global economy after the credit crunch. Getty Images logo Getty Images 33 months ago

Democratic US Senator John Kerry (L) walks past a Jordanian policeman upon his arrival at the convention center to attend the second day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) meetings, in the Dead Sea resort of Shuneh, west of Amman, on May 16, 2009. Jordan's King Abdullah II called in a speech on the opening day of the conference for the Middle East to become an economic "powerhouse" that could help reshape the global economy after the credit crunch.

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