Jordan's Queen Rania attends the inauguration of the Queen Rania Teachers Academy in Amman June 14, 2009. The academy seeks to build increased capacity for supporting instructional improvement in Jordan and the region through a partnership with Columbia University�s Teachers College. Reuters Pictures 5 months ago

Jordan's Queen Rania attends the inauguration of the Queen Rania Teachers Academy in Amman June 14, 2009. The academy seeks to build increased capacity for supporting instructional improvement in Jordan and the region through a partnership with Columbia University�s Teachers College.

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  1. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown, left, and Queen Rania of Jordan pose together, during the launch of the 1Goal campaign in London, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009. 1Goal is a campaign to support education for all children world-wide.
  2. Jordan's Queen Rania speaks during the launch of the 1Goal campaign in London, October 6, 2009. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown urged world leaders on Tuesday to sign up to a campaign to use the 2010 soccer World Cup in South Africa to promote an education for every child.
  3. Queen Rania of Jordan delivers a speech during the launch of the 1Goal campaign in London, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009. 1Goal is a campaign to support education for all children world-wide.
  4. Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan speaks at the 2009 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009 in New York.
  5. Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of Jordan leaves the UN building after participating in the 64th General Assembly debate of United Nations, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009.
  6. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 21: Queen Rania of Jordan waits to speak to students at the Young Women's Leadership School in East Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan September 21, 2009 in New York City. The queen met with students and staff at the school in as part of her activism in girls education.
  7. Jordan's Queen Rania (L) and Turkish President Abdullah Gul's wife Hayrunnisa visit a children's museum in Amman, December 1, 2009.
  8. Jordan's Queen Rania (L) and Turkish President Abdullah Gul's wife Hayrunnisa visit a children's museum in Amman, December 1, 2009.
  9. Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva speaks at Columbia University in New York September 22, 2009.
  10. Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva speaks at Columbia University in New York September 22, 2009.
  11. Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva speaks at Columbia University in New York September 22, 2009.
  12. Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva speaks at Columbia University in New York September 22, 2009.
  13. President of the New York Federal Reserve Bank William Dudley speaks at the World Leaders Forum at Columbia University in New York December 7, 2009. The U.S. economy still faces a number of headwinds which underpin the Federal Reserve's pledge to keep interest rates low for an extended period, Dudley said on Monday.
  14. President of the New York Federal Reserve Bank William Dudley speaks at the World Leaders Forum at Columbia University in New York December 7, 2009. The U.S. economy still faces a number of headwinds which underpin the Federal Reserve's pledge to keep interest rates low for an extended period, Dudley said on Monday.
  15. President of the New York Federal Reserve Bank William Dudley speaks at the World Leaders Forum at Columbia University in New York December 7, 2009. The U.S. economy still faces a number of headwinds which underpin the Federal Reserve's pledge to keep interest rates low for an extended period, Dudley said on Monday.
  16. President of the New York Federal Reserve Bank William Dudley speaks at the World Leaders Forum at Columbia University in New York December 7, 2009. The U.S. economy still faces a number of headwinds which underpin the Federal Reserve's pledge to keep interest rates low for an extended period, Dudley said on Monday.

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