U.S. President Barack Obama adjusts his translators earpiece during a press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Rathous (City Hall) in Baden-Baden, Germany, April 3, 2009. The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) military alliance is celebrating its 60th anniversary this week at a summit co-hosted by Germany and France. Reuters Pictures 7 months ago

U.S. President Barack Obama adjusts his translators earpiece during a press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Rathous (City Hall) in Baden-Baden, Germany, April 3, 2009. The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) military alliance is celebrating its 60th anniversary this week at a summit co-hosted by Germany and France.

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  1. U.S. President-elect Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) arrives to speak to supporters with his wife Michelle (L) and their children Malia (2nd L) and Sasha (2nd R) during his election night rally after being declared the winner of the 2008 U.S. Presidential Campaign in Chicago November 4, 2008. REUTERS/Gary Hershorn.
  2. U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) bumps fists with his wife Michelle (L) before his speech at his South Dakota and Montana presidential primary election night rally in St. Paul, Minnesota, June 3, 2008. REUTERS/Eric Miller.
  3. Supporters reach out to touch the hand of democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) after he spoke at a rally in Dallas, Texas February 20, 2008. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi.
  4. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) (R) stands in front of Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) as they arrive for U.S. President George W. Bush's annual State of the Union speech to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington January 23, 2007.
  5. A pair of champagne-coloured high heel shoes are worn by U.S. first lady Michelle Obama during the presentation of the 2009 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award to Magodonga Mahlangu and her organization Women of Zimbabwe Arise, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington November 23, 2009.
  6. The recipients of the 2009 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award Jenni Williams (L) and Magodonga Mahlangu, both of the human rights organization Women of Zimbabwe Arise, pose with their awards after presentation by U.S. President Barack Obama in the East Room of the White House in Washington November 23, 2009.
  7. Ethel Kennedy, widow of Robert F. Kennedy, applauds as U.S. President Barack Obama presents the 2009 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award to Magodonga Mahlangu and her organization Women of Zimbabwe Arise, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington November 23, 2009.
  8. Two 2009 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Awards sit in front of their recipients Jenni Williams (L) of the Women of Zimbabwe Arise human rights organization and Magodonga Mahlangu (C) of the same cause, before their presentation by U.S. President Barack Obama in the East Room of the White House in Washington November 23, 2009. Seated alongside the award winners is Ethel Kennedy (R), the widow of Robert F. Kennedy.
  9. U.S. first lady Michelle Obama runs back into the East Room of the White House in Washington, November 23, 2009, after she and her husband, President Barack Obama, had prematurely left the room following the presentation of the 2009 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award. The first couple stayed for the speeches that followed the presentation of the award.
  10. A girl in the audience returns a shawl to U.S. first lady Michelle Obama as President Barack Obama watches on during a ceremony honouring the recipients of the 2009 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award in the East Room of the White House in Washington, November 23, 2009.
  11. The 2009 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award honouring Magodonga Mahlangu and her organization Women of Zimbabwe Arise is seen before its presentation by U.S. President Barack Obama during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington November 23, 2009.
  12. Zimbabwean human rights activist Magodonga Mahlangu gives the hand signal for the human rights group Women of Zimbabwe Arise before being presented with the 2009 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award by U.S. President Barack Obama during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington November 23, 2009.
  13. Zimbabwean human rights activist Magodonga Mahlangu (L) holds her 2009 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award as she stands with Ethel Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy's widow, after the award was presented to her by U.S. President Barack Obama during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington November 23, 2009.
  14. Zimbabwean human rights activist Magodonga Mahlangu holds the 2009 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award that was presented to her by U.S. President Barack Obama during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington November 23, 2009.
  15. U.S. President Barack Obama (R) and Ethel Kennedy (2nd R), widow of Robert F. Kennedy watch as the 2009 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award is presented to Magodonga Mahlangu (2nd L) from Women of Zimbabwe Arise and Jenni Williams, the founder of the human rights organization, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington November 23, 2009.
  16. U.S. President Barack Obama presents the 2009 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award to Magodonga Mahlangu of Zimbabwe and her organization Women of Zimbabwe Arise, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington November 23, 2009.

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  8. 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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  12. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (L) listens to Latvian President Valdis Zatlers during a joint press conference on October 8, 2009 in Riga.
  13. German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives at an European Union summit at the European Council headquarters on November 19, 2009 in Brussels. European leaders were urged not to miss a 'historic occasion' as they gather to choose a first-ever European Union president to represent the 27-nation bloc on the world stage.
  14. German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a session of the lower house of parliament (Bundestag) in Berlin on November 12, 2009.
  15. German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a speech during the Armistice Day ceremony marking 91 years since the end of World War I, on November 11, 2009 in Paris. German leaders have attended Armistice Day events in France before -- most notably when chancellor Helmut Kohl took president Francois Mitterrand's hand in Verdun, the scene of one of the fiercest battles of the 1914-18 war. But Merkel's visit will be the first time a German leader has attended the Paris ceremonies marking the surrender of Germany after four years of trench warfare that left millions dead.
  16. German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a speech during the Armistice Day ceremony marking 91 years since the end of World War I, on November 11, 2009 in Paris. German leaders have attended Armistice Day events in France before -- most notably when chancellor Helmut Kohl took president Francois Mitterrand's hand in Verdun, the scene of one of the fiercest battles of the 1914-18 war. But Merkel's visit will be the first time a German leader has attended the Paris ceremonies marking the surrender of Germany after four years of trench warfare that left millions dead.

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