China's State Councilor Dai Bingguo (L) and U.S Secretary of State Hillary Clinton depart following a joint statement after the first meeting of the US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Washington, July 28, 2009. Reuters Pictures 6 months ago

China's State Councilor Dai Bingguo (L) and U.S Secretary of State Hillary Clinton depart following a joint statement after the first meeting of the US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Washington, July 28, 2009.

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  1. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives to deliver a speech on the commitment of the United States to European defence at the Ecole Militaire in Paris January 29, 2010. Clinton recommitted the United States to the defence of Europe and pledged to work with NATO allies and former foe Russia to boost security in the face of new threats.
  2. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) shares a laugh with France's President Nicolas Sarkozy as he welcomes her to the Elysee Palace in Paris January 29, 2010.
  3. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) attends a meeting with France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) at the Elysee Palace in Paris January 29, 2010.
  4. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (C) puts her shoe back on as she is welcomed by France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (R) while Frenchy Foreign Affairs Minister Bernard Kouchner (L) looks on at the Elysee Palace in Paris, January 29, 2010.
  5. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) kisses France's President Nicolas Sarkozy as she leaves the Elysee Palace in Paris, January 29, 2010.
  6. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) kisses France's President Nicolas Sarkozy as she leaves the Elysee Palace in Paris, January 29, 2010.
  7. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) is welcomed by France's President Nicolas Sarkozy at the Elysee Palace in Paris January 29, 2010.
  8. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) is welcomed by France's President Nicolas Sarkozy at the Elysee Palace in Paris January 29, 2010.
  9. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham, right, arrives for a breakfast meeting with Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo, unseen, at a hotel in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009.
  10. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, center shakes hand with Chinese State Councillor Dai Bingguo during a breakfast meeting held at a hotel in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. Seen in the background are U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman, third from right, and U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell, fifth from right.
  11. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton gestures next to U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell, left, during a breakfast meeting with Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo at a hotel in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009.
  12. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, is shown the way to a breakfast meeting by Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo, second left, at a hotel in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009.
  13. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, second from right, reacts during a breakfast meeting with Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo, second from left, at a hotel in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009.

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