French Minister of State for Civil Service and Mayor of Paris suburb Issy-les-Moulineaux Andre Santini poses for a photo with the Intelligent Community Visionary of the Year 2009 award at the French consulate in New York on May 15, 2009. Santini won the award in recognition to rebuilding Issy's economy as far back as the 1980's with an early vision of a time when information and communication technology would take the place of traditional industry as a generator of jobs. Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago

French Minister of State for Civil Service and Mayor of Paris suburb Issy-les-Moulineaux Andre Santini poses for a photo with the Intelligent Community Visionary of the Year 2009 award at the French consulate in New York on May 15, 2009. Santini won the award in recognition to rebuilding Issy's economy as far back as the 1980's with an early vision of a time when information and communication technology would take the place of traditional industry as a generator of jobs.

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  1. Belgium's Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Civil Service, Public Enterprises and Institutional Reforms Steven Vanackere arrives at a cabinet meeting in Brussels November 20, 2009. Outgoing Belgium's Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy was elected on Thursday by EU leaders as the first EU President.

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  1. Belgium's newly appointed Civil Service, Public Enterprises and Institutional Reform Minister Inge Vervotte is Sworn in in the presence of Belgium's King Albert II at Laeken Royal Palace in Brussels November 25, 2009. Belgium's newly appointed Prime Minister Yves Leterme replaced his party member Herman Van Rompuy , who resigned following his election as European Union President during an EU leaders summit last week in Brussels.
  2. Belgium's Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Civil Service, Public Enterprises and Institutional Reforms Steven Vanackere arrives at a cabinet meeting in Brussels November 20, 2009. Outgoing Belgium's Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy was elected on Thursday by EU leaders as the first EU President.
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