German Foreign Minister Frank Walter Steinmeier (L) and Chancellor Angela Merkel arrive for the weekly cabinet meeting session in Berlin, May 13, 2009. Reuters Pictures 6 months ago

German Foreign Minister Frank Walter Steinmeier (L) and Chancellor Angela Merkel arrive for the weekly cabinet meeting session in Berlin, May 13, 2009.

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  1. BERLIN - OCTOBER 29: The former German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier (R) and his successor Guido Westerwelle (R) attend a press conference before Steinmeier hands over the tasks to Westerwelle at The Federal Foreign Office on October 29, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. Guido Westerwelle is the new German Vice Chancellor and Foreign Minister in the new German government cabinet, which officially launches the new German coalition government of Christian Democarts (CDU/CSU) and Free Democrats (FDP).
  2. Frank-Walter Steinmeier (L), German Foreign Minister and candidate for chancellor of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and SPD party leader Franz Muentefering attend a news conference after first exit polls in the German general election (Bundestagswahl) at the party headquarters in Berlin September 27, 2009. Steinmeier conceded defeat in the federal election on Sunday after his party suffered its worst result since World War Two.
  3. Frank-Walter Steinmeier (L), German Foreign Minister and candidate for chancellor of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and SPD party leader Franz Muentefering attend a news conference after first exit polls in the German general election (Bundestagswahl) at the party headquarters in Berlin September 27, 2009. Steinmeier conceded defeat in the federal election on Sunday after his party suffered its worst result since World War Two.
  4. Frank-Walter Steinmeier (L), German Foreign Minister and candidate for chancellor of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and SPD party leader Franz Muentefering attend a news conference after first exit polls in the German general election (Bundestagswahl) at the party headquarters in Berlin September 27, 2009. Steinmeier conceded defeat in the federal election on Sunday after his party suffered its worst result since World War Two.
  5. Frank-Walter Steinmeier (L), German Foreign Minister and candidate for chancellor of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and SPD party leader Franz Muentefering attend a news conference after first exit polls in the German general election (Bundestagswahl) at the party headquarters in Berlin September 27, 2009. Steinmeier conceded defeat in the federal election on Sunday after his party suffered its worst result since World War Two.
  6. Frank-Walter Steinmeier (L), German Foreign Minister and candidate for chancellor of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and SPD party leader Franz Muentefering attend a news conference after first exit polls in the German general election (Bundestagswahl) at the party headquarters in Berlin September 27, 2009. Steinmeier conceded defeat in the federal election on Sunday after his party suffered its worst result since World War Two.
  7. Frank-Walter Steinmeier (L), German Foreign Minister and candidate for chancellor of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) reacts during a news conference after first exit polls in the German general election (Bundestagswahl) at the party headquarters in Berlin September 27, 2009. Steinmeier conceded defeat in the federal election on Sunday after his party suffered its worst result since World War Two.
  8. Frank-Walter Steinmeier (L), German Foreign Minister and candidate for chancellor of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and SPD party leader Franz Muentefering leave a news conference after first exit polls in the German general election (Bundestagswahl) at the party headquarters in Berlin September 27, 2009. Steinmeier conceded defeat in the federal election on Sunday after his party suffered its worst result since World War Two.
  9. German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a speech in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on November 9, 2009 during the celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
  10. German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a speech in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on November 9, 2009 during the celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
  11. German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a speech in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on November 9, 2009 during the celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
  12. German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a speech in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on November 9, 2009 during the celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
  13. Spectators wait at the Boesebrucke bridge Bornholmer Strasse ahead of a ceremony attended by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Former Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev and former Polish President Lech Walesa to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the wall in Berlin November 9, 2009. Germany is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 2009 with many world leaders coming to Berlin to mark the event.
  14. A spectator listens to a speech during a ceremony at the Boesebrucke bridge Bornholmer Strasse during a ceremony attended by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Former Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev and former Polish President Lech Walesa to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the wall in Berlin November 9, 2009. Germany is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 2009 with many world leaders coming to Berlin to mark the event.
  15. German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses spectators at the Boesebrucke bridge Bornholmer Strasse during a ceremony also attended by Former Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev and former Polish President Lech Walesa to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the wall in Berlin November 9, 2009. Germany is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 2009 with many world leaders coming to Berlin to mark the event.
  16. A spectator at the Bornholmer crossing wipes away a tear during a ceremony at the Boesebrucke bridge Bornholmer Strasse during a ceremony attended by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Former Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev and former Polish President Lech Walesa to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the wall in Berlin November 9, 2009. Germany is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 2009 with many world leaders coming to Berlin to mark the event.

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