U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden (2nd L) shakes hands with Iraq�s Sunni Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi (R) as U.S. Ambassador Christopher Hill (L) looks on during a meeting in Baghdad July 3, 2009. Reuters Pictures 4 months ago

U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden (2nd L) shakes hands with Iraq�s Sunni Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi (R) as U.S. Ambassador Christopher Hill (L) looks on during a meeting in Baghdad July 3, 2009.

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  1. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 10: Christopher Hill, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq testifies during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill September 10, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on U.S. policy regarding Iraq.
  2. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 10: Christopher Hill, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, listens to questions during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill September 10, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on U.S. policy regarding Iraq.
  3. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 10: Christopher Hill, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, listens to questions during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill September 10, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on U.S. policy regarding Iraq.
  4. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 10: Christopher Hill, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq (L) shakes hands with Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (D-FL) during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill September 10, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on U.S. policy regarding Iraq.
  5. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 10: Christopher Hill, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq testifies during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill September 10, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on U.S. policy regarding Iraq.
  6. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 10: Christopher Hill, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq testifies during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill September 10, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on U.S. policy regarding Iraq.
  7. U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Christopher Hill, left, accompanied by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Howard Berman, D-Calif., arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009, to testify before the committee's hearing on Iraq.
  8. U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Christopher Hill, left, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009, before the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Iraq.
  9. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 03: Vice President Joseph R. Biden (back L) and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (R) listen while German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Capitol Hill November 3, 2009 in Washington, DC. Merkel became the first German Chancellor to address the U.S. Congress.
  10. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 03: Vice President Joseph R. Biden (L) and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (R) listen while German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Capitol Hill November 3, 2009 in Washington, DC. Merkel became the first German Chancellor to address the U.S. Congress.
  11. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 03: Vice President Joseph R. Biden (L) and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (R) listen while German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Capitol Hill November 3, 2009 in Washington, DC. Merkel became the first German Chancellor to address the U.S. Congress.
  12. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 03: Vice President Joseph R. Biden (L) and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (R) listen while German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Capitol Hill November 3, 2009 in Washington, DC. Merkel became the first German Chancellor to address the U.S. Congress.
  13. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 03: Vice President Joseph R. Biden (L) and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (R) listen while German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Capitol Hill November 3, 2009 in Washington, DC. Merkel became the first German Chancellor to address the U.S. Congress.
  14. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 03: Vice President Joseph R. Biden (L) and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (R) listen while German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Capitol Hill November 3, 2009 in Washington, DC. Merkel became the first German Chancellor to address the U.S. Congress.
  15. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 3: Vice President Joseph R. Biden (2R) and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (R) wait for German Chancellor Angela Merkel (2L) to speak to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill November 3, 2009 in Washington, DC. Chancellor Merkel addressed the joint meeting of the US House of Representatives and Senate after meeting with President Barack Obama earlier in the day.
  16. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 3: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (R) watches as Vice President Joseph R. Biden (2R) leans down to German Chancellor Angela Merkel (2L) after she spoke to a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill November 3, 2009 in Washington, DC. Chancellor Merkel addressed the joint meeting of the US House of Representatives and Senate after meeting with President Barack Obama earlier in the day.

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