Visiting US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (L) shakes hands with his Japanese counterpart Hirohisa Fujii upon his arrival at a Japanese restaurant in Tokyo on November 11, 2009. Geitner arrived here on November 11 for a two-day visit to Tokyo to exchange views with Japanese officials. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 week ago

Visiting US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (L) shakes hands with his Japanese counterpart Hirohisa Fujii upon his arrival at a Japanese restaurant in Tokyo on November 11, 2009. Geitner arrived here on November 11 for a two-day visit to Tokyo to exchange views with Japanese officials.

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  2. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 18: (L-R) Small Business Administrator Karen Mills, Treasury Secretary Timonthy Geithner, Gentle Parking's William Ortiz-Cartagena and SHEEX Co-Founder Susan Walvisu listen to Andy Cabral (C) of Dunkin Donuts speak during a small businss financing forum at the Treasury Department November 18, 2009 in Washington, DC. More than 100 small business leaders and politicians were invited by the White House to participate in the small business financing forum.
  3. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 18: (L-R) Small Business Administrator Karen Mills, Treasury Secretary Timonthy Geithner and SHEEX Co-Founder Susan Walvisu (R) listen to Andy Cabral of Dunkin Donuts speak during a small businss financing forum at the Treasury Department November 18, 2009 in Washington, DC. More than 100 small business leaders and politicians were invited by the White House to participate in the small business financing forum.
  4. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 18: Treasury Secretary Timonthy Geithner checks his watch in between panels during a small business financing forum at the Treasury Department November 18, 2009 in Washington, DC. More than 100 small business leaders and politicians were invited by the White House to participate in the small business financing forum.
  5. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 18: Treasury Secretary Timonthy Geithner (R) talks with Small Business Administrator Karen Mills during a small business forum at the Treasury Department November 18, 2009 in Washington, DC. More than 100 small business leaders and politicians were invited by the White House to participate in the small business financing forum.
  6. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 18: Treasury Secretary Timonthy Geithner hosts a small business forum at the Treasury Department November 18, 2009 in Washington, DC. More than 100 small business leaders and politicians were invited by the White House to participate in the small business financing forum.
  7. US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner (R) meets with his Singaporean counterpart Tharman Shanmugaratnam as they meet on the sideline of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings being held in Singapore on November 12, 2009. Asia's rapid recovery from the economic crisis carries new risks of overheating, and governments must carefully unwind their huge stimulus injections.
  8. US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner (R) shakes hands with his Singaporean counterpart Tharman Shanmugaratnam as they meet on the sideline of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings being held in Singapore on November 12, 2009. Asia's rapid recovery from the economic crisis carries new risks of overheating, and governments must carefully unwind their huge stimulus injections.
  9. US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (L) listens as US President Barack Obama speaks during meetings with the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board (PERAB) in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, November 2, 2009.
  10. US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies before the House Financial Services Committee hearing on 'Systemic Regulation, Prudential Matters, Resolution Authority and Securitization' on October 29, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Treasury Secretary Geithner said Thursday the recesssion remains 'alive and acute' despite the economy emerging from a year of contractions with the strongest growth in two years.
  11. US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies before the House Financial Services Committee hearing on 'Systemic Regulation, Prudential Matters, Resolution Authority and Securitization' on October 29, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Treasury Secretary Geithner said Thursday the recesssion remains 'alive and acute' despite the economy emerging from a year of contractions with the strongest growth in two years.
  12. US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies before the House Financial Services Committee hearing on 'Systemic Regulation, Prudential Matters, Resolution Authority and Securitization' on October 29, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Treasury Secretary Geithner said Thursday the recesssion remains 'alive and acute' despite the economy emerging from a year of contractions with the strongest growth in two years.
  13. US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies before the House Financial Services Committee hearing on 'Systemic Regulation, Prudential Matters, Resolution Authority and Securitization' on October 29, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Treasury Secretary Geithner said Thursday the recesssion remains 'alive and acute' despite the economy emerging from a year of contractions with the strongest growth in two years.
  14. US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies before the House Financial Services Committee hearing on 'Systemic Regulation, Prudential Matters, Resolution Authority and Securitization' on October 29, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Treasury Secretary Geithner said Thursday the recesssion remains 'alive and acute' despite the economy emerging from a year of contractions with the strongest growth in two years.
  15. LONDON - SEPTEMBER 5: (L-R front) US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, British finance minister Alistair Darling, French finance minister Christine Lagarde, (L-R back), China finance minister Xie Xuren and Canada's finance Jim Flaherty pose for a group picture during the G20 finance Minister's summit, at the Treasury in Westminster on September 5, 2009 in London, England. British PM Gordon Brown has warned against withdrawing support for the global economy too soon, stating it could undermine tentative recovery signs, during a G20 meeting. Finance ministers are in London for a two-day meeting to map out rules to prevent a repeat of the crisis that brought the financial system to the brink of collapse.
  16. LONDON - SEPTEMBER 5: US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner talks to French finance minister Christine Lagarde following a group picture at the G20 finance Minister's summit, at the Treasury in Westminster on September 5, 2009 in London, England. British PM Gordon Brown has warned against withdrawing support for the global economy too soon, stating it could undermine tentative recovery signs, during a G20 meeting. Finance ministers are in London for a two-day meeting to map out rules to prevent a repeat of the crisis that brought the financial system to the brink of collapse.

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