(L-R) U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, China's Vice Premier Wang Qishan, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk and U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman pose for photographers in Hangzhou October 29, 2009. They are participating in the 20th session of the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT). Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

(L-R) U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, China's Vice Premier Wang Qishan, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk and U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman pose for photographers in Hangzhou October 29, 2009. They are participating in the 20th session of the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT).

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  2. US First Lady Michelle Obama (C) with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack (L) watch students harvest lettuce during a visit to Hollin Meadows Elementary School on November 18, 2009 in Alexandria, Virginia. Obama was promoting the Healthier US Schools Challenge which focuses on three core principles: nutritious meals, nutrition education, and physical education.
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  4. US First Lady Michelle Obama (C) with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack (L) watch students harvest lettuce during a visit to Hollin Meadows Elementary School on November 18, 2009 in Alexandria, Virginia. Obama was promoting the Healthier US Schools Challenge which focuses on three core principles: nutritious meals, nutrition education, and physical education.
  5. First lady Michelle Obama enters the classroom with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack at Hollin Meadows Science and Math Focus School in Alexandria, Virginia November 18, 2009. She visited the school to highlight the USDAO's Healthier U.S. Schools Challenge focusing on three core principles: nutritious meals, nutrition education, and physical education.
  6. First lady Michelle Obama watches students harvest lettuce with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Shawn Adard (top R) at Hollin Meadows Science and Math Focus School in Alexandria, Virginia November 18, 2009. She visited the school to highlight the USDAO's Healthier U.S. Schools Challenge focusing on three core principles: nutritious meals, nutrition education, and physical education.
  7. U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, left, Canada's Trade Minister Stockwell Day, center, and Mexico's Secretary of the Economy Gerardo Ruiz Mateos, talk with each other before the start of the Free Trade Commission of the North American Free Trade Agreement meeting in Dallas, Monday, Oct. 19, 2009. Kirk will discuss trade, labor and the environment in the meeting.
  8. U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, left, Canada's Trade Minister Stockwell Day, center, and Mexico's Secretary of the Economy Gerardo Ruiz Mateos, talk before the start of the Free Trade Commission of the North American Free Trade Agreement meeting in Dallas, Monday, Oct. 19, 2009. Kirk will discuss trade, labor and the environment in the meeting.
  9. US Trade Representitive Ron Kirk (L) meets with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov on September 21, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  10. U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, left, and Russia Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov, are seen before their meeting in Washington, Monday, Sept. 21, 2009.
  11. U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, left, talks with Russia Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov, before their meeting in Washington, Monday, Sept. 21, 2009.
  12. U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, left, poses with Russia Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov, before their meeting in Washington, Monday, Sept. 21, 2009.
  13. RNPS IMAGES OF THE YEAR 2009 - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (R) taps on the back of China's Vice Premier Wang Qishan as he goes the wrong way after a photo session at the first joint meeting of the US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Washington, July 27, 2009.
  14. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, back row left, U.S. Trade representative Ron Kirk, back row 2nd left, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, back row 3rd left, and China's Vice Premier Wang Qishan, back row 3rd right, and other officials witness the signing ceremony of the 20th China and U.S. Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade Thursday Oct. 29, 2009 in Hangzhou, China.
  15. U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk (3rd L) , U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke (4th L) and Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan (C) and other participants witness the signing ceremony of the 20th US-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province October 29, 2009.
  16. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, from left, U.S. Trade representative Ron Kirk, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and China's Vice Premier Wang Qishan, make a toast during the signing ceremony of the 20th China and U.S. Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade Thursday Oct. 29, 2009 in Hangzhou, China.

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