United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (R) speaks to the press next to Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) following the committee's meeting on global climate change including on Capitol Hill in Washington November 10, 2009. Reuters Pictures 1 week ago

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (R) speaks to the press next to Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) following the committee's meeting on global climate change including on Capitol Hill in Washington November 10, 2009.

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  1. Afghan opposition candidate Abdullah Abdullah (R) shakes hands with United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon (C) as United Nation's special envoy to Afghanistan, Kai Eide (L, background) looks on prior to a meeting in Kabul on November 2, 2009. UN chief Ban Ki-moon flew into Kabul on November 2 to meet President Hamid Karzai over the Afghan election crisis with organisers to announce whether or not to scrap the poll after the only challenger pulled out. The surprise visit from Ban accompanied a diplomatic push to ensure the November 7 one-horse race does not take place, despite the initial insistence from some officials that it is too late to halt the process.
  2. Palestinian and UN vehicles take a flooded street following heavy rains in the al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City on October 29, 2009. Hamas said it will ban the organisation of elections in its Gaza Strip stronghold after president Mahmud Abbas called for a vote in the Palestinian territories.
  3. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (C) meets with French senatorial delegation members, Senator of Val-d'Oise Robert Hue (2ndL), Senator of Morbihan Josselin de Rohan (2ndR), Senator of Meurthe-et-Moselle Daniel Renier (R) and Secretary General of the French Delegates for the 64th Session of the General Assembly Philippe Thiebaud (L), at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009.
  4. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (2ndL) meets with French senatorial delegation members, Senator of Val-d'Oise Robert Hue (L), Senator of Morbihan Josselin de Rohan (2ndR) and Senator of Meurthe-et-Moselle Daniel Renier, at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009.
  5. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a press conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009. Ban Ki-Moon condemned the 'despicable and brutal' attack on a UN guesthouse in Kabul, which left five UN staff dead, but said the UN remained committed to Afghanistan.
  6. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a press conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009. Ban Ki-Moon condemned the 'despicable and brutal' attack on a UN guesthouse in Kabul, which left five UN staff dead, but said the UN remained committed to Afghanistan.
  7. BOSTON, MA - SEPTEMBER 24: Interim Senator Paul G. Kirk Jr. (D-MA) speaks at a press conference on September 24, 2009 at the Statehouse in Boston, Massachusetts. Kirk, the former Democratic National Committee (DNC) chairman, will take over Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's seat that was left vacated from his passing on August 25.
  8. BOSTON, MA - SEPTEMBER 24: Victoria (L) and Ted Kennedy Jr. listen as Interim Senator Paul G. Kirk Jr. (D-MA) speaks at a press conference on September 24, 2009 at the Statehouse in Boston, Massachusetts. Kirk, the former Democratic National Committee (DNC) chairman, will take over Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's seat that was left vacated from his passing on August 25.
  9. BOSTON, MA - SEPTEMBER 24: Interim Senator Paul G. Kirk Jr. (D-MA) speaks at a press conference on September 24, 2009 at the Statehouse in Boston, Massachusetts. Kirk, the former Democratic National Committee (DNC) chairman, will take over Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's seat that was left vacated from his passing on August 25.
  10. US Senator John Kerry (D-MA) makes remarks during the executive session on the revised health-care reform on September 22, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
  11. BOSTON - AUGUST 29: A steady rain pours down as JFK Library and Museum Director Thomas J. Putnam (2nd R) and Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) (3rd R) watch Sen. Edward Kennedy's casket being carried out of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Basilica August 29, 2009 in Boston, Massachusetts. Former U.S. presidents, politicians, celebrities, dignitaries and familiy members attended the funeral.
  12. US Senator John Kerry, D-MA, addresses the memorial service for US Senator Edward Kennedy, dubbed a 'celebration of life,' at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library on August 28, 2009 in Boston. Massachusetts. Edward Kennedy's family and an eclectic mix of friends gathered around the senator's coffin for an Irish-style wake featuring prayer, song and humor.
  13. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 07: The Dalai Lama arrives for a meeting with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at the U.S. Capitol October 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Dalai Lama has been in Washington meeting with members of the U.S. government for the past two days.
  14. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 07: The Dalai Lama arrives for a meeting with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at the U.S. Capitol October 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Dalai Lama has been in Washington meeting with members of the U.S. government for the past two days.
  15. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 07: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) (L) questions witnesses during a hearing about Al-Qaeda and Afghanistan on Capitol Hill October 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. On the eighth anniversary of the United States' invasion of Afghanistan, witnesses testified, and disagreed, about what affect a withdrawal of U.S. forces from that country would have on Al-Qaeda.
  16. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 07: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) (L) gavels in a hearing about Al-Qaeda and Afghanistan with ranking member Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN) on Capitol Hill October 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. On the eighth anniversary of the United States' invasion of Afghanistan, witnesses testified, and disagreed, about what affect a withdrawal of U.S. forces from that country would have on Al-Qaeda.

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