FILE - Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 22, 2009 before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on NATO. German Siemens AG said Friday Oct. 23, 2009 that it has signed up former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and former German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer as consultants on international policy issues. The Munich-based industrial conglomerate said an agreement was signed in Berlin in mid-October. The experience and connections of the two former ministers will help strengthen Siemens' position in providing "answers and solutions to the challenges arising from the megatrends (of) globalization, urbanization, climate change and shifting demographics," a company statement said. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

FILE - Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 22, 2009 before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on NATO. German Siemens AG said Friday Oct. 23, 2009 that it has signed up former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and former German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer as consultants on international policy issues. The Munich-based industrial conglomerate said an agreement was signed in Berlin in mid-October. The experience and connections of the two former ministers will help strengthen Siemens' position in providing "answers and solutions to the challenges arising from the megatrends (of) globalization, urbanization, climate change and shifting demographics," a company statement said.

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  2. NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (L) speaks as Latvia's President Valdis Zatlers listens during a news conference in Riga October 8, 2009.
  3. 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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  7. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) and Siemens Chief Executive Peter Loescher meet for talks in Moscow, November 9, 2009. Putin urged German conglomerate Siemens AG to to forge a strategic partnership with state nuclear firm Rosatom during talks on Monday, a union that could lead to a powerfull alliance.
  8. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) and President and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens AG Peter Loscher meet for talks in Moscow, November 9, 2009.
  9. FILE - Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 22, 2009 before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on NATO. German Siemens AG said Friday Oct. 23, 2009 that it has signed up former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and former German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer as consultants on international policy issues. The Munich-based industrial conglomerate said an agreement was signed in Berlin in mid-October. The experience and connections of the two former ministers will help strengthen Siemens' position in providing "answers and solutions to the challenges arising from the megatrends (of) globalization, urbanization, climate change and shifting demographics," a company statement said.
  10. Chief Minister of the western Indian state of Gujarat Narendra Modi (C) is watched by (L/R): Indian Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas Murli Deora, Chairman Torrent Group's mother Shardaben Mehta, Indian Minister of Power- Sushil Kumar Shinde and Member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG & CEO of the Energy Sector- Wolfgang Dehen while dedicating The Sujen Mega Power Project at Kamrej, some 275 kms. from Ahmedabad on September 30, 2009. The Sujen Mega Power Project is India's largest private sector gas-based power project and is amongst the first mega power projects in India.
  11. A pedestrian is reflected on the window of a shop selling 'Oba Mao' coin purses, designed by entrepreneur Liu Mingjie, in which he superimposed the face of US President Barack Obama over that of China's late revolutionary leader Mao Zedong onto t-shirts and bags as well for sale at his shop in the tourist Houhai district of Beijing on September 23, 2009. The shopowner who goes by the English name Stefan is a former engineer who worked for Germany's Siemens AG and US-based Cisco Systems before starting his business three years ago, according to state media, introduced the Oba Mao design bags and t-shirts, including coin purses, earlier this summer and says the shirts have been selling well.
  12. A pedestrian is reflected on the window of a shop selling 'Oba Mao' coin purses, designed by entrepreneur Liu Mingjie, in which he superimposed the face of US President Barack Obama over that of China's late revolutionary leader Mao Zedong onto t-shirts and bags as well for sale at his shop in the tourist Houhai district of Beijing on September 23, 2009. The shopowner who goes by the English name Stefan is a former engineer who worked for Germany's Siemens AG and US-based Cisco Systems before starting his business three years ago, according to state media, introduced the Oba Mao design bags and t-shirts, including coin purses, earlier this summer and says the shirts have been selling well.
  13. LONG BEACH, CA - OCTOBER 27: Amy Holmes, Valerie B. Jarrett, David Gregory, Madeleine Albright and Claire Shipman participate in a panel discussion at the 2009 Women's Conference held at Long Beach Convention Center on October 27, 2009 in Long Beach, California.
  14. LONG BEACH, CA - OCTOBER 27: Amy Holmes, Valerie B. Jarrett, David Gregory, Madeleine Albright and Claire Shipman participate in a panel discussion at the 2009 Women's Conference held at Long Beach Convention Center on October 27, 2009 in Long Beach, California.
  15. Former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright speaks in Brdo, Slovenia, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009, at the opening of NATO's second seminar on the New Strategic Concept.
  16. Former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright speaks in Brdo, Slovenia, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009, at the opening of NATO's second seminar on the New Strategic Concept.

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