(From L) Former United States secretary of state Henry Kissinger, Friede Springer of German publishing giant Axel Springer, former president of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski former and German foreign minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher attend the opening of the 'Museum of the Glienicker Bridge' housed in the 19th century Schoeningen villa in Potsdam on November 8, 2009 as part of the celebrations of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 2009. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 weeks ago

(From L) Former United States secretary of state Henry Kissinger, Friede Springer of German publishing giant Axel Springer, former president of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski former and German foreign minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher attend the opening of the 'Museum of the Glienicker Bridge' housed in the 19th century Schoeningen villa in Potsdam on November 8, 2009 as part of the celebrations of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 2009.

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  1. BERLIN - NOVEMBER 08: Russian Ambassador to Germany Vladimir Kotenev and Hans-Dietrich Genscher attend the MTV Europe Music Awards Free Your Mind Award Presentation at the Cinema For Peace charity dinner at the China Club on November 8, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.
  2. BERLIN - NOVEMBER 08: (L-R) Verena Kerth, Martin Krug and Hans Dietrich Genscher attend the MTV Europe Music Awards Free Your Mind Award Presentation at the Cinema For Peace charity dinner at the China Club on November 8, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.
  3. BERLIN - NOVEMBER 08: (L-R) Hans Dietrich Genscher, Barbara and Placido Domingo attend the MTV Europe Music Awards Free Your Mind Award Presentation at the Cinema For Peace charity dinner at the China Club on November 8, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.
  4. Hans-Dietrich Genscher, former German Foreign Minister, poses in front of German embassy in Prague, Czech Republic, on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009. Twenty years ago, Genscher announced that former East German refugees who have taken refuge in the embassy would be granted permission to leave for West Germany.
  5. Hans-Dietrich Genscher, former German Foreign Minister, poses in front of German embassy in Prague, Czech Republic, on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009. Twenty years ago, Genscher announced that former East German refugees who have taken refuge in the embassy would be granted permission to leave for West Germany.
  6. Former German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher (R), former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev (C) and German media tycoon Hubert Burda pose for a picture before Gorbachev receives the Golden Victoria in the special category during the VDZ Publishers' Night, a media event of publishers and advertisers, in Berlin November 16, 2009.
  7. Former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger (L) and former president of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev pose before unveiling of a bust of Gorbachev by French artist Serge Mangin in Berlin, on November 9, 2009, as Germany is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
  8. United States secretary of state Henry Kissinger speaks at the opening of the 'Museum of the Glienicker Bridge' housed in the 19th century Schoeningen villa in Potsdam on November 8, 2009 as part of the celebrations of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 2009.
  9. United States secretary of state Henry Kissinger speaks at the opening of the 'Museum of the Glienicker Bridge' housed in the 19th century Schoeningen villa in Potsdam on November 8, 2009 as part of the celebrations of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 2009.
  10. Former United States secretary of state Henry Kissinger (L) speaks with former president of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev at the 'Museum of the Glienicker Bridge' housed in the 19th century Schoeningen villa in Potsdam and opened by German Chancellor Angela Merkel on November 8, 2009 as part of the celebrations of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 2009.
  11. Former United States secretary of state Henry Kissinger (L) speaks with former president of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev at the 'Museum of the Glienicker Bridge' housed in the 19th century Schoeningen villa in Potsdam and opened by German Chancellor Angela Merkel on November 8, 2009 as part of the celebrations of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 2009.
  12. Former and US secretary of state Henry Kissinger (L) greets Austrian President Heinz Fischer as he attends an UN Security Council meeting, at the United Nations headquarters in New York on September 24, 2009.
  13. German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives at an European Union summit at the European Council headquarters on November 19, 2009 in Brussels. European leaders were urged not to miss a 'historic occasion' as they gather to choose a first-ever European Union president to represent the 27-nation bloc on the world stage.
  14. German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a session of the lower house of parliament (Bundestag) in Berlin on November 12, 2009.
  15. German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a speech during the Armistice Day ceremony marking 91 years since the end of World War I, on November 11, 2009 in Paris. German leaders have attended Armistice Day events in France before -- most notably when chancellor Helmut Kohl took president Francois Mitterrand's hand in Verdun, the scene of one of the fiercest battles of the 1914-18 war. But Merkel's visit will be the first time a German leader has attended the Paris ceremonies marking the surrender of Germany after four years of trench warfare that left millions dead.
  16. German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a speech during the Armistice Day ceremony marking 91 years since the end of World War I, on November 11, 2009 in Paris. German leaders have attended Armistice Day events in France before -- most notably when chancellor Helmut Kohl took president Francois Mitterrand's hand in Verdun, the scene of one of the fiercest battles of the 1914-18 war. But Merkel's visit will be the first time a German leader has attended the Paris ceremonies marking the surrender of Germany after four years of trench warfare that left millions dead.

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