German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle delivers his speech after receiving the "Freedom Award" for the German people during the Atlantic Council Awards ceremony at the Adlon hotel in Berlin, November 8, 2009, one day ahead of the celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Reuters Pictures 3 weeks ago

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle delivers his speech after receiving the "Freedom Award" for the German people during the Atlantic Council Awards ceremony at the Adlon hotel in Berlin, November 8, 2009, one day ahead of the celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

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  2. German Chancellor Angela Merkel is congratulated by Free Democrats Party (FDP) leader Guido Westerwelle after she was re-elected as chancellor during a special session of parliament, at the German Bundestag (lower house of parliament) in Berlin October 28, 2009.
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  6. BERLIN - OCTOBER 12: Guido Westerwelle (L), leader of the German Free Democrats (FDP), talks to Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping at Adlon Hotel on October 12, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. Xi Jinping is in Germany to attend the Frankfurt Book Fair, which opens tomorrow. China is the offical partner of this year's book fair.
  7. BERLIN - OCTOBER 12: Guido Westerwelle, leader of the German Free Democrats (FDP) arrives for talks with Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping at Adlon Hotel on October 12, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. Xi Jinping is in Germany to attend the Frankfurt Book Fair, which opens tomorrow. China is the offical partner of this year's book fair.
  8. BERLIN - OCTOBER 12: Guido Westerwelle (L), leader of the German Free Democrats (FDP) and Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping (R) arrive for talks at Adlon Hotel on October 12, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. Xi Jinping is in Germany to attend the Frankfurt Book Fair, which opens tomorrow. China is the offical partner of this year's book fair.
  9. BERLIN - OCTOBER 12: Guido Westerwelle (L), leader of the German Free Democrats (FDP) and Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping talk at Adlon Hotel on October 12, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. Xi Jinping is in Germany to attend the Frankfurt Book Fair, which opens tomorrow. China is the offical partner of this year's book fair.
  10. BERLIN - OCTOBER 12: Guido Westerwelle (L), leader of the German Free Democrats (FDP) and Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping look on during talks at Adlon Hotel on October 12, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. Xi Jinping is in Germany to attend the Frankfurt Book Fair, which opens tomorrow. China is the offical partner of this year's book fair.
  11. BERLIN - OCTOBER 12: Guido Westerwelle (L), leader of the German Free Democrats (FDP), welcomes Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping at Adlon Hotel on October 12, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. Xi Jinping is in Germany to attend the Frankfurt Book Fair, which opens tomorrow. China is the offical partner of this year's book fair.
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  14. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, bottom poses for a group photo with German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, left, and Portugal's Foreign Minister Luis Amado, at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Friday Dec. 4, 2009. Some two dozen countries will send an estimated 7,000 more troops to Afghanistan next year, the chief of NATO said Friday as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told her allied counterparts that an infusion of forces is crucial to turning the tide in the long war.
  15. Germany's Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle speaks during a news conference following a NATO foreign ministers meeting (NAC) at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels, December 4, 2009.
  16. Germany's Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle gestures during a news conference following a NATO foreign ministers meeting (NAC) at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels, December 4, 2009.

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