Outgoing NATO chief Jaap De Hoop Scheffer, right, is welcomed by Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis, prior to their official talks in Athens, Greece, on Thursday May 14, 2009. De Hoop Scheffer urged international organizations to make Afghanistan "a political priority," saying the struggle to ensure stability and reconstruction in the country is as important as the military fight against insurgents. AP Photo logo AP Photo 6 months ago

Outgoing NATO chief Jaap De Hoop Scheffer, right, is welcomed by Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis, prior to their official talks in Athens, Greece, on Thursday May 14, 2009. De Hoop Scheffer urged international organizations to make Afghanistan "a political priority," saying the struggle to ensure stability and reconstruction in the country is as important as the military fight against insurgents.

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  2. U.S. President Barack Obama (L) speaks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel (2nd L), NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (2nd R) and Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown before a working dinner at the Kurhaus in Baden-Baden April 3, 2009. The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) military alliance is celebrating its 60th anniversary this week at a summit co-hosted by Germany and France.
  3. Polish President Lech Kaczynski (R) speaks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and his wife Jeannine de Hoop Scheffer-van Oorschot (L-2R) before the cultural event at Kurhaus in Baden-Baden, April 3, 2009. The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) military alliance is celebrating its 60th anniversary this week at a summit co-hosted by Germany and France.
  4. LONDON - NOVEMBER 12: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II holds an audience with the NATO Secretary-General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, inside Buckingham Palace on November 12, 2009 in London, England. Mr Rasmussen took office as NATO Secretary-General on August 1 of this year, replacing the outgoing Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and has previously served as the Prime Minister of Denmark.
  5. LONDON - NOVEMBER 12: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II holds an audience with the NATO Secretary-General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, inside Buckingham Palace on November 12, 2009 in London, England. Mr Rasmussen took office as NATO Secretary-General on August 1 of this year, replacing the outgoing Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and has previously served as the Prime Minister of Denmark.
  6. LONDON - NOVEMBER 12: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II holds an audience with the NATO Secretary-General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, inside Buckingham Palace on November 12, 2009 in London, England. Mr Rasmussen took office as NATO Secretary-General on August 1 of this year, replacing the outgoing Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and has previously served as the Prime Minister of Denmark.
  7. NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (L) shakes hands with Latvia's President Valdis Zatlers in Riga October 8, 2009.
  8. NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (L) speaks as Latvia's President Valdis Zatlers listens during a news conference in Riga October 8, 2009.
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  10. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (L) and Latvian President Valdis Zatlers give a joint press conference on October 8, 2009 in Riga.
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