French President Nikolas Sarkozy, left, shakes hands with Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, right, as Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, center, looks on during arrivals for an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday Oct. 29, 2009. EU leaders open a difficult summit, facing an east-west rift over who should pay most to entice developing nations to sign up to a new global climate change pact. AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 months ago

French President Nikolas Sarkozy, left, shakes hands with Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, right, as Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, center, looks on during arrivals for an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday Oct. 29, 2009. EU leaders open a difficult summit, facing an east-west rift over who should pay most to entice developing nations to sign up to a new global climate change pact.

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  1. U.S. Senator Joseph Liebermann, center, jokes with Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Sergej Ivanov, left, and Sweden's Foreign Affairs Minister Carl Bildt during the annual Munich Security conference in Munich, southern Germany, on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010.
  2. Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, right, and Carl Bildt, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden, left, are seen during the annual Munich Security conference in Munich, southern Germany, on Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. Center is moderator Stefan Kornelius.
  3. Manutschehr Mottakki, right, Foreign Affairs Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and Carl Bildt, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden, left, are seen during the annual Munich Security conference in Munich, southern Germany, on Friday, Feb. 5, 2009. Center is moderator Stefan Kornelius.
  4. Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, right, and Carl Bildt, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden, left, are seen during the annual Munich Security conference in Munich, southern Germany, on Friday, Feb. 5, 2009. Center is moderator Stefan Kornelius.
  5. Manutschehr Mottakki, right, Foreign Affairs Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and Carl Bildt, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden, left, are seen during the annual Munich Security conference in Munich, southern Germany, on Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. Center is moderator Stefan Kornelius.
  6. Manutschehr Mottakki, right, Foreign Affairs Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and Carl Bildt, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden, left, are seen during the annual Munich Security conference in Munich, southern Germany, on Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. Center is moderator Stefan Kornelius.
  7. Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, right, and Carl Bildt, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden, left, are seen during the annual Munich Security conference in Munich, southern Germany, on Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. Center is moderator Stefan Kornelius.
  8. LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 28: The Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt arrives to attend the Afghanistan London Conference at Lancaster House on January 28, 2010 in London, England. Foreign ministers from over 70 countries will attend the conference, co-hosted by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Afghan President Hamid Karzai and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. Talks aims to tackle key issues on the future of Afghanistan and the gradual withdrawal of international troops from the country.
  9. LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 28: The Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt (L) is greeted by Permanent Under Secretary Sir Peter Ricketts (R) as he arrives to attend the Afghanistan London Conference at Lancaster House on January 28, 2010 in London, England. Foreign ministers from over 70 countries will attend the conference, co-hosted by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Afghan President Hamid Karzai and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. Talks aims to tackle key issues on the future of Afghanistan and the gradual withdrawal of international troops from the country.
  10. Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero (R) receives a ceremonial relay baton from Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt during a ceremony to mark the beginning of the Spanish Presidency of the European Union, at Madrid's Royal Theatre January 8, 2010.
  11. Croatia's Foreign Minister Gordan Jandrokovic and Swedish counterpart Carl Bildt (L) leave a news conference at the European Union Council headquarters in Brussels, December 21, 2009.
  12. Croatia's Foreign Minister Gordan Jandrokovic smiles during a joint news conference with Swedish counterpart Carl Bildt (not pictured) at the European Union Council headquarters in Brussels, December 21, 2009.
  13. Croatia's Foreign Minister Gordan Jandrokovic and Swedish counterpart Carl Bildt (R) brief media before an accession conference at the European Union Council headquarters in Brussels, December 21, 2009.
  14. Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, center, Turkey's chief EU negotiator Egemen Bagis, left, and Sweden's Foreign Minister Carl Bildt address the media after EU Turkey accession talks at the EU Council in Brussels, Monday Dec. 21, 2009.
  15. Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt briefs media after an accession conference with Turkey at the European Union Council headquarters in Brussels, December 21, 2009.
  16. Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt briefs media after an accession conference with Turkey at the European Union Council headquarters in Brussels, December 21, 2009.

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  1. Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, whose country currently holds the rotating European Union presidency, second from right, speaks during the EU-China Summit Monday Nov. 30, 2009, in Nanjing, China.
  2. Serbian President Boris Tadic (L) hands over the application to join the European Union to Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, current holder of the EU Presidency, in Stockholm December 22, 2009.
  3. Serbian President Boris Tadic, left, hands over the application to join the European Union to Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, right, current holder of the EU Presidency, in Stockholm on Tuesday Dec. 22, 2009. Serbia's membership application has so far been hampered by concerns over its failure to capture the remaining war fugitives indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal in The Hague.
  4. European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Sweden's Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, U.S. President Barack Obama and Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown hold a meeting during the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009 in Copenhagen December 18, 2009.
  5. Jose Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission, right, makes a point during a joint press conference with Sweden's Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, left, at the U.N. Climate Summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, early Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009.
  6. Sweden's Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, France's President Nicholas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel leave a plenary session of the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009 in Copenhagen December 18, 2009.
  7. Sweden's Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, France's President Nicholas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel leave a plenary session of the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009 in Copenhagen December 18, 2009.
  8. Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi (R) speaks as Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt listens during a news conference at the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009 in Copenhagen December 16, 2009.
  9. LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 28: The Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt arrives to attend the Afghanistan London Conference at Lancaster House on January 28, 2010 in London, England. Foreign ministers from over 70 countries will attend the conference, co-hosted by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Afghan President Hamid Karzai and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. Talks aims to tackle key issues on the future of Afghanistan and the gradual withdrawal of international troops from the country.
  10. LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 28: The Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt (L) is greeted by Permanent Under Secretary Sir Peter Ricketts (R) as he arrives to attend the Afghanistan London Conference at Lancaster House on January 28, 2010 in London, England. Foreign ministers from over 70 countries will attend the conference, co-hosted by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Afghan President Hamid Karzai and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. Talks aims to tackle key issues on the future of Afghanistan and the gradual withdrawal of international troops from the country.
  11. Croatia's Foreign Minister Gordan Jandrokovic and Swedish counterpart Carl Bildt (L) leave a news conference at the European Union Council headquarters in Brussels, December 21, 2009.
  12. Croatia's Foreign Minister Gordan Jandrokovic smiles during a joint news conference with Swedish counterpart Carl Bildt (not pictured) at the European Union Council headquarters in Brussels, December 21, 2009.
  13. Croatia's Foreign Minister Gordan Jandrokovic and Swedish counterpart Carl Bildt (R) brief media before an accession conference at the European Union Council headquarters in Brussels, December 21, 2009.
  14. Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, center, Turkey's chief EU negotiator Egemen Bagis, left, and Sweden's Foreign Minister Carl Bildt address the media after EU Turkey accession talks at the EU Council in Brussels, Monday Dec. 21, 2009.
  15. Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt briefs media after an accession conference with Turkey at the European Union Council headquarters in Brussels, December 21, 2009.
  16. Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt briefs media after an accession conference with Turkey at the European Union Council headquarters in Brussels, December 21, 2009.

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