A handout picture released by the Jordanian Royal Palace shows Jordan's King Abdullah II (L) welcoming Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit at the royal palace in Amman on June 1, 2009. Abul Gheit, a key mediator in Arab-Israeli peace negotiations, held talks with his US counterparty Hillary Clinton in Washington on May 27. Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

A handout picture released by the Jordanian Royal Palace shows Jordan's King Abdullah II (L) welcoming Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit at the royal palace in Amman on June 1, 2009. Abul Gheit, a key mediator in Arab-Israeli peace negotiations, held talks with his US counterparty Hillary Clinton in Washington on May 27.

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  1. Visiting Jordanian King Abdullah II (R) talks to Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah at the Brunei International Defence Exhibition (BRIDEX) in Bandar Seri Begawan August 12, 2009.
  2. King Abdullah II of Jordan ,left, receives U.S. Middle East Peace envoy George Mitchell, right, in Amman, Jordan, Thursday,17 Sep 2009. Mitchell discussed with the King, the results of his talks with the Palestinians and Israeli officials regarding settlement buildings.
  3. King Abdullah II of Jordan, right, receives Palestinian President Mahomoud Abbas, left, at Beit Al-Urdon palace, in Amman, Jordan, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009.
  4. British Foreign Secretary David Miliband, right, speaks during a press conference after his meeting with King Abdullah II of Jordan on ways to relaunch Palestinian-Israeli peacemaking, in Amman, Jordan, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009.
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  6. Jordan's King Abdullah II meets with British Foreign Secretary David Miliband, left, in Amman, Jordan, Tuesday, Nov. 3 2009.
  7. Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas (R) meets with US special envoy to the Middle East George Mitchell in Amman on November 2, 2009. Mitchell pledged his country's support for regional peace when he met Jordan's King Abdullah II, who urged Washington to take a 'leading' role in the process.
  8. Queen Rania, the wife of Jordan's King Abdullah II, stops in a bar in downtown Milan after attending a business forum focused on Italy and Jordan at Milan's stock exchange, during her visit to Italy, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009.
  9. US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (R) looks toward Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband (L) during a press conference at No.1 Carlton Gardens in London on October 11, 2008. Clinton will also meet Prime Minister Gordon Brown on the second leg of a five-day European trip.
  10. US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton looks toward the press during a a press conference with Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband (L) at No.1 Carlton Gardens in London on October 11, 2008. Clinton will also meet Prime Minister Gordon Brown on the second leg of a five-day European trip.
  11. U.S Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband shake hands to conclude a press conference with at No.1 Carlton Gardens in London October 11, 2008. Secretary of State Clinton will also meet Prime Minister Gordon Brown on the second leg of a five-day European trip.
  12. US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton looks toward the press during a a press conference with Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband (L) at No.1 Carlton Gardens in London on October 11, 2008. Clinton will also meet Prime Minister Gordon Brown on the second leg of a five-day European trip.
  13. U.S Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton smiles broadly during a press conference with her British counterpart David Miliband (Out of camera range) at No.1 Carlton Gardens in London October 11, 2008. Secretary of State Clinton will also meet Prime Minister Gordon Brown on the second leg of a five-day European trip.
  14. US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton looks toward the press during a a press conference with Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband at No.1 Carlton Gardens in London on October 11, 2008. Clinton will also meet Prime Minister Gordon Brown on the second leg of a five-day European trip.
  15. U.S Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (R) looks over to Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband during a press conference at No.1 Carlton Gardens in London on October 11, 2008. Secretary of State Clinton will also meet Prime Minister Gordon Brown on the second leg of a five-day European trip.
  16. U.S Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband shake hands to conclude a press conference with at No.1 Carlton Gardens in London October 11, 2008. Secretary of State Clinton will also meet Prime Minister Gordon Brown on the second leg of a five-day European trip.

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