U.S. President Barack Obama greets his Venezuela counterpart Hugo Chavez before the opening ceremony of the 5th Summit of the Americas in Port of Spain April 17, 2009. Reuters Pictures 7 months ago

U.S. President Barack Obama greets his Venezuela counterpart Hugo Chavez before the opening ceremony of the 5th Summit of the Americas in Port of Spain April 17, 2009.

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  1. A supporter of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez holds up a poster with the image of President Barack Obama that reads in Spanish "Imperialism with the mask of hope" at a protest in Caracas, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009. Demonstrators protested an agreement that allows the US to expand its military presence in Colombia.
  2. Supporters of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez hold posters with the images of President Barack Obama, right, and former President George W. Bush that read in Spanish "Imperialism with the mask of hope," right, and "Genocide" at a protest in Caracas, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009. Demonstrators protested an agreement that allows the US to expand its military presence in Colombia.
  3. Supporters of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez hold signs that read in Spanish "We do not want military bases" and images of former US presidents and current President Barack Obama at a protest in Caracas, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009. Demonstrators protested an agreement that allows the US to expand its military presence in Colombia.
  4. A supporter of Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya speaks on a phone while sitting in a wheelbarrow inside the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa, October 2, 2009. Honduran de facto President Roberto Micheletti met on Friday with a delegation of U.S. lawmakers who have called on the Obama administration to stop supporting the return of ousted Zelaya. Zelaya, who upset Honduran elites with his ties to Venezuela's socialist president and fierce U.S. critic Hugo Chavez, was toppled by a coup in June and last week sneaked back into Honduras to take refuge in the Brazilian Embassy.
  5. A woman walks past a soldier after the dispersal of supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya in downtown Tegucigalpa October 2, 2009. Honduran de facto President Roberto Micheletti met on Friday with a delegation of U.S. lawmakers who have called on the Obama administration to stop supporting the return of ousted Zelaya. Zelaya, who upset Honduran elites with his ties to Venezuela's socialist president and fierce U.S. critic Hugo Chavez, was toppled by a coup in June and last week sneaked back into Honduras to take refuge in the Brazilian Embassy.
  6. Soldiers buy products at a market near the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa October 2,2009. Honduran de facto President Roberto Micheletti met on Friday with a delegation of U.S. lawmakers who have called on the Obama administration to stop supporting the return of ousted President Manuel Zelaya. Zelaya, who upset Honduran elites with his ties to Venezuela's socialist president and fierce U.S. critic Hugo Chavez, was toppled by a coup in June and last week sneaked back into Honduras to take refuge in the Brazilian Embassy.
  7. Supporters of Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya shout slogans against Honduras' de facto leader Roberto Micheletti during a protest near the U.S. embassy in Tegucigalpa October 2, 2009. Micheletti met on Friday with a delegation of U.S. lawmakers who have called on the Obama administration to stop supporting the return of ousted President Manuel Zelaya. Zelaya, who upset Honduran elites with his ties to Venezuela's socialist president and fierce U.S. critic Hugo Chavez, was toppled by a coup in June and last week sneaked back into Honduras to take refuge in the Brazilian Embassy.
  8. Supporters of Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya shout slogans against Honduras' de facto leader Roberto Micheletti during a protest near the U.S. embassy in Tegucigalpa October 2, 2009. Micheletti met on Friday with a delegation of U.S. lawmakers who have called on the Obama administration to stop supporting the return of ousted President Manuel Zelaya. Zelaya, who upset Honduran elites with his ties to Venezuela's socialist president and fierce U.S. critic Hugo Chavez, was toppled by a coup in June and last week sneaked back into Honduras to take refuge in the Brazilian Embassy.
  9. Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez listens as U.S. President Barack Obama addresses the 64th United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York September 23, 2009.
  10. Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, bottom, and Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd listen as President Barack Obama addresses the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009.

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  9. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez seen during a ceremony commemorating the first anniversary of the launching of Venezuela's 'Simon Bolivar' communications satellite, in Caracas, on October 29, 2009. Oscar-winning actor and political activist Sean Penn may film a movie in Venezuela, Chavez said.
  10. In this image released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, left, speaks with US actor Sean Penn during a meeting at Miraflores palace in Caracas, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. Chavez said he met privately with Penn and that the Oscar-winning celebrity may film a movie in Venezuela. The woman at center is a translator.
  11. In this image released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, left, speaks with US actor Sean Penn during a meeting at Miraflores palace in Caracas, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. Chavez said he met privately with Penn and that the Oscar-winning celebrity may film a movie in Venezuela.
  12. Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, left, sings as Bolivia's President Evo Morales looks on during the closing ceremony of the VII ALBA Summit in Cochabamba, Bolivia, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009. During the two-day summit, hosted by Morales, Chavez offered to share use of his country's new satellite with ALBA's other members, which include Ecuador, Cuba and Nicaragua, officials said.
  13. Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, left, sings as Bolivia's President Evo Morales looks on during the closing ceremony of the VII ALBA Summit in Cochabamba, Bolivia, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009. During the two-day summit, hosted by Morales, Chavez offered to share use of his country's new satellite with ALBA's other members, which include Ecuador, Cuba and Nicaragua, officials said.
  14. Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, left, talks to Bolivia's President Evo Morales during the closing ceremony of the VII ALBA, Bolivarian Alternative of the Americas group, Summit in Cochabamba, Bolivia, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009. During the two-day summit, hosted by Morales, Chavez offered to share use of his country's new satellite with ALBA's other members, which include Ecuador, Cuba and Nicaragua, officials said.
  15. Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (R) shakes hands with Ecuador's President Rafael Correa during a news conference in Caracas October 7, 2009. The leaders discussed the existing energy and oil bilateral agreements and are expected to sign new deals.
  16. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (C-R), and his Ecuadorean counterpart, Rafael Correa, (C-L) are seen amid reporters during a conference in Caracas on October 7, 2009. Correa, who is in Venezuela along with a delegation of ministers, met with Chavez to discuss the current energy and oil bilateral agreements between the two nations, and may sign new agreements, according to Ecuadorean sources.

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