German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for her speech at a German communal congress in Berlin, May 26, 2009. Reuters Pictures 5 months ago

German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for her speech at a German communal congress in Berlin, May 26, 2009.

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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. German Chancellor Angela Merkel 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.
  4. (L to R) Members of anty-poverty group Oxfam wearing masks of world leaders US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel move paper money from an aid money box to a climate money box on November 5, 2009, in Barcelona. Some 180 countries hold climate talks during the Barcelona Climate Change Talks before December's Copenhagen conference tasked with tackling the threat of global warming.
  5. (L to R) Members of anty-poverty group Oxfam wearing masks of world leaders French President Nicolas Sarkozy, US President Barack Obama, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel move paper money from an aid money box to a climate money box on November 5, 2009, in Barcelona. Some 180 countries hold climate talks during the Barcelona Climate Change Talks before December's Copenhagen conference tasked with tackling the threat of global warming.
  6. (L to R) Members of anty-poverty group Oxfam wearing masks of world leaders French President Nicolas Sarkozy, US President Barack Obama, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Spain's Jose Luiz Rodriguez Zapatero move paper money from an aid money box to a climate money box on November 5, 2009, in Barcelona. Some 180 countries hold climate talks during the Barcelona Climate Change Talks before December's Copenhagen conference tasked with tackling the threat of global warming.
  7. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 03: 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.
  8. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 03: 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.
  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: German Chancellor Angela Merkel is congratulated after she addressed the audience during 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 03: 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.
  16. 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.

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