NATO Secretary General, Jaap De Hoop Scheffer, center, is welcomed by members of Bosnia's tri-partite Presidency, Nebojsa Radmanovic, right, and Haris Silajdzic, left, in Sarajevo, on Thursday, July 16, 2009. Scheffer arrived in Sarajevo, in a one-day official visit during which he is scheduled to hold series of talks with country's top officials. AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 months ago

NATO Secretary General, Jaap De Hoop Scheffer, center, is welcomed by members of Bosnia's tri-partite Presidency, Nebojsa Radmanovic, right, and Haris Silajdzic, left, in Sarajevo, on Thursday, July 16, 2009. Scheffer arrived in Sarajevo, in a one-day official visit during which he is scheduled to hold series of talks with country's top officials.

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  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.
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  9. NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (L) speaks as Latvia's President Valdis Zatlers listens during a news conference in Riga October 8, 2009.
  10. NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (L) speaks as Latvia's President Valdis Zatlers listens during a news conference in Riga October 8, 2009.
  11. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (L) and Latvian President Valdis Zatlers give a joint press conference on October 8, 2009 in Riga.
  12. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (L) and Latvian President Valdis Zatlers (R) arrive to give a joint press conference on October 8, 2009 in Riga.
  13. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (L) listens to Latvian President Valdis Zatlers during a joint press conference on October 8, 2009 in Riga.
  14. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen gives a press conference with Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves (not pictured) on October 8, 2009 in Tallinn during his official visit.
  15. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen gives a press conference with Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves (not pictured) on October 8, 2009 in Tallinn during his official visit.

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