Jordan's Queen Rania (C) speaks with Princess Sumaia Bint Al-Hassan (R) during the inauguration of the Queen Rania Teacher Academy at the Columbia University Global Center in Amman June 14, 2009. The Queen Rania Teacher Academy seeks to build increased capacity for supporting instructional improvement in Jordan and the region through a partnership with Columbia University�s Teacher�s College. Reuters Pictures 4 months ago

Jordan's Queen Rania (C) speaks with Princess Sumaia Bint Al-Hassan (R) during the inauguration of the Queen Rania Teacher Academy at the Columbia University Global Center in Amman June 14, 2009. The Queen Rania Teacher Academy seeks to build increased capacity for supporting instructional improvement in Jordan and the region through a partnership with Columbia University�s Teacher�s College.

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  1. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown, left, and Queen Rania of Jordan pose together, during the launch of the 1Goal campaign in London, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009. 1Goal is a campaign to support education for all children world-wide.
  2. Jordan's Queen Rania speaks during the launch of the 1Goal campaign in London, October 6, 2009. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown urged world leaders on Tuesday to sign up to a campaign to use the 2010 soccer World Cup in South Africa to promote an education for every child.
  3. Queen Rania of Jordan delivers a speech during the launch of the 1Goal campaign in London, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009. 1Goal is a campaign to support education for all children world-wide.
  4. Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan speaks at the 2009 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009 in New York.
  5. Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of Jordan leaves the UN building after participating in the 64th General Assembly debate of United Nations, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009.
  6. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 21: Queen Rania of Jordan waits to speak to students at the Young Women's Leadership School in East Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan September 21, 2009 in New York City. The queen met with students and staff at the school in as part of her activism in girls education.
  7. LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 20: Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan arrives at the 1 Goal: Education for All photocall at Wembley Stadium on August 20, 2009 in London, England.'1 Goal: Education For All' is a new campaign to make the legacy of the South Africa 2010 FIFA World Cup an education for every child.
  8. LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 20: Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan talks during a press conference at the 1 Goal: Education for All photocall at Wembley Stadium on August 20, 2009 in London, England.'1 Goal: Education For All' is a new campaign to make the legacy of the South Africa 2010 FIFA World Cup an education for every child.
  9. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 08: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) HM Queen Elizabeth II lays a wreath during the Remembrance Sunday Service at the Cenotaph on November 8, 2009 in London, England. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the start of the Second World War and on Remembrance Sunday the country honours its veterans with the commemorations paying particular focus to the troops who have lost their lives in current conflicts. A British soldier from 2nd Battalion The Rifles, became the 200th British soldier to lose his life in combat in Afghanistan yesterday, bringing the total number of British losses, including accidents and illnesses, to 231.
  10. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 08: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) HM Queen Elizabeth II lays a wreath during the Remembrance Sunday Service at the Cenotaph on November 8, 2009 in London, England. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the start of the Second World War and on Remembrance Sunday the country honours its veterans with the commemorations paying particular focus to the troops who have lost their lives in current conflicts. A British soldier from 2nd Battalion The Rifles, became the 200th British soldier to lose his life in combat in Afghanistan yesterday, bringing the total number of British losses, including accidents and illnesses, to 231.
  11. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 08: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) HM Queen Elizabeth II attends the Remembrance Sunday Service at the Cenotaph on November 8, 2009 in London, England. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the start of the Second World War and on Remembrance Sunday the country honours its veterans with the commemorations paying particular focus to the troops who have lost their lives in current conflicts. A British soldier from 2nd Battalion The Rifles, became the 200th British soldier to lose his life in combat in Afghanistan yesterday, bringing the total number of British losses, including accidents and illnesses, to 231.
  12. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 08: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) HM Queen Elizabeth II attends the Remembrance Sunday Service at the Cenotaph on November 8, 2009 in London, England. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the start of the Second World War and on Remembrance Sunday the country honours its veterans with the commemorations paying particular focus to the troops who have lost their lives in current conflicts. A British soldier from 2nd Battalion The Rifles, became the 200th British soldier to lose his life in combat in Afghanistan yesterday, bringing the total number of British losses, including accidents and illnesses, to 231.
  13. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 08: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) HM Queen Elizabeth II attends the Remembrance Sunday Service at the Cenotaph on November 8, 2009 in London, England. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the start of the Second World War and on Remembrance Sunday the country honours its veterans with the commemorations paying particular focus to the troops who have lost their lives in current conflicts. A British soldier from 2nd Battalion The Rifles, became the 200th British soldier to lose his life in combat in Afghanistan yesterday, bringing the total number of British losses, including accidents and illnesses, to 231.
  14. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 08: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) HM Queen Elizabeth II attends the Remembrance Sunday Service at the Cenotaph on November 8, 2009 in London, England. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the start of the Second World War and on Remembrance Sunday the country honours its veterans with the commemorations paying particular focus to the troops who have lost their lives in current conflicts. A British soldier from 2nd Battalion The Rifles, became the 200th British soldier to lose his life in combat in Afghanistan yesterday, bringing the total number of British losses, including accidents and illnesses, to 231.
  15. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 08: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) HM Queen Elizabeth II attends the Remembrance Sunday Service at the Cenotaph on November 8, 2009 in London, England. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the start of the Second World War and on Remembrance Sunday the country honours its veterans with the commemorations paying particular focus to the troops who have lost their lives in current conflicts. A British soldier from 2nd Battalion The Rifles, became the 200th British soldier to lose his life in combat in Afghanistan yesterday, bringing the total number of British losses, including accidents and illnesses, to 231.
  16. Britain's Queen Elizabeth II prepares to lay a wreath during the Remembrance Sunday service in Whitehall, London on November 8, 2009. Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is to lead the tributes to Britain's war dead alongside political leaders. Services are held across the country to remember servicemen and women who have been killed in past and current conflicts. British public support for the war in Afghanistan is falling, while more than 40 percent do not understand why British troops are fighting there, a poll released on Remembrance Sunday showed.

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