U.S. Middle East Envoy George Mitchell (L) and U.S. ambassador to Egypt Margaret Scobey (R) attend a news conference by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton after Clinton's meeting with Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak at the Presidential palace in Cairo November 4, 2009. Clinton brought her flagging effort to revive Middle East peace talks to Cairo with little sign that her round of diplomacy has helped break the impasse. Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

U.S. Middle East Envoy George Mitchell (L) and U.S. ambassador to Egypt Margaret Scobey (R) attend a news conference by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton after Clinton's meeting with Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak at the Presidential palace in Cairo November 4, 2009. Clinton brought her flagging effort to revive Middle East peace talks to Cairo with little sign that her round of diplomacy has helped break the impasse.

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  2. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak (L) is welcomed by his Hungarian counterpart Laszlo Solyom (2nd L) in the Blue Hall of the presidental palace at Buda Castle in Budapest on October 13, 2009 after his welcoming ceremony. Mubarak arrived today for a two-day official visit to Hungary.
  3. CAIRO, EGYPT - SEPTEMBER 19: In this handout image provided by the PPO, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak (C) meets with Palestinian authority President Mahmoud Abbas, at the Presidential palace September 19, 2009 in Cairo, Egypt. Talks come within the framework of efforts aimed at reviving the Middle East peace process.
  4. Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas holds a press conference following a meeting with his Egyptian counterpart Hosni Mubarak in Cairo on September 19, 2009. Abbas met with Mubarak to discuss the latest developments in the Middle East, and is also due to visit Jordan.
  5. Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas speaks during a press conference following a meeting with his Egyptian counterpart Hosni Mubarak in Cairo on September 19, 2009. Abbas met with Mubarak to discuss the latest developments in the Middle East, and is also due to visit Jordan.
  6. Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas speaks during a press conference as he stands next to his top negotiator Saeb Erakat (L) following a meeting with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo on September 19, 2009. Abbas met with Mubarak to discuss the latest developments in the Middle East, and is also due to visit Jordan.
  7. BEIJING - NOVEMBER 18: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (2nd R) reacts during a breakfast meeting with Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo (2nd L) held at a hotel November 18, 2009 in Beijing, China. U.S. President Barack Obama is on an official nine-day, four nation, Asia tour during which he has visited Japan and attended the APEC Summit in Singapore before heading to China. Following his visit to China, where he is expected to discuss the economy, trade and climate change, he will head to South Korea.
  8. BEIJING - NOVEMBER 18: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham (C) arrives at a breakfast meeting with Chinese State Councillor Dai Bingguo, (unseen) at a hotel November 18, 2009 in Beijing, China. U.S. President Barack Obama is on an official nine-day, four nation, Asia tour during which he has visited Japan and attended the APEC Summit in Singapore before heading to China. Following his visit to China, where he is expected to discuss the economy, trade and climate change, he will head to South Korea.
  9. BEIJING - NOVEMBER 18: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (L) is shown to a breakfast meeting by Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo at a hotel November 18, 2009 in Beijing, China. U.S. President Barack Obama is on an official nine-day, four nation, Asia tour during which he has visited Japan and attended the APEC Summit in Singapore before heading to China. Following his visit to China, where he is expected to discuss the economy, trade and climate change, he will head to South Korea.
  10. BEIJING - NOVEMBER 18: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks near U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell (L) during a breakfast meeting with Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo at a hotel November 18, 2009 in Beijing, China. U.S. President Barack Obama is on an official nine-day, four nation, Asia tour during which he has visited Japan and attended the APEC Summit in Singapore before heading to China. Following his visit to China, where he is expected to discuss the economy, trade and climate change, he will head to South Korea.
  11. BEIJING - NOVEMBER 18: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (C) shakes hand with Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo during a breakfast meeting held at a hotel November 18, 2009 in Beijing, China. Seen in the background are U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman (3rd R) and U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell (5th R). U.S. President Barack Obama is on an official nine-day, four nation, Asia tour during which he has visited Japan and attended the APEC Summit in Singapore before heading to China. Following his visit to China, where he is expected to discuss the economy, trade and climate change, he will head to South Korea.
  12. US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton (R) chats with Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) at the start of a state dinner at the Great Hall of the People on November 17, 2009 in Beijing. US President Obama and China's Hu Jintao pledged to apply their joint political might to the world's toughest problems, but friction was evident on Tibet, economics and Iran.
  13. Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman stands with U.S. envoy George Mitchell (L) before their meeting in Jerusalem October 8, 2009. U.S. President Barack Obama's special peace envoy sought on Thursday an "early relaunch" of Israeli-Palestinian talks, but Israel said Washington's goal of comprehensive peace was an illusion.
  14. Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman walks with U.S. envoy George Mitchell (L) before their meeting in Jerusalem October 8, 2009. U.S. President Barack Obama's special peace envoy sought on Thursday an "early relaunch" of Israeli-Palestinian talks, but Israel said Washington's goal of comprehensive peace was an illusion.
  15. Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman stands with U.S. envoy George Mitchell (L) before their meeting in Jerusalem October 8, 2009. U.S. President Barack Obama's special peace envoy sought on Thursday an "early relaunch" of Israeli-Palestinian talks, but Israel said Washington's goal of comprehensive peace was an illusion.
  16. U.S. Mideast envoy George Mitchell, left, shakes hands with Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, during their meeting in the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009. Lieberman declared Thursday that there is no chance of reaching a final accord with the Palestinians any time soon, casting a pall over Mitchell's latest effort to get peace talks moving again.

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