U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (C) and U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson (R) arrive for a statement by U.S. President George W. Bush after a meeting with G7 finance ministers and heads of international finance institutions at the White House in Washington, October 11, 2008. Also pictured is Eurogroup Chairman Jean-Claude Juncker (L).
WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 11: (L-R) U.S. President George W. Bush extends for hand shakes as Chairman of the Financial Stability Forum Mario Draghi, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Japanese Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa, French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson after he made a statment after a meeting with G7 Finance Ministers and Heads of International Finance Institutions in the Roosevelt Room of the White House October 11, 2008 in Washington, DC. The financial ministers and financial institution heads are in Washington for the IMF and World Bank annual meetings.
WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 11: U.S. President George W. Bush (C) makes a statement asU.S. Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson (R) and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (R) listen after a meeting with G7 Finance Ministers and Heads of International Finance Institutions in the Roosevelt Room of the White House October 11, 2008 in Washington, DC. The financial ministers and financial institution heads are in Washington for the IMF and World Bank annual meetings.
WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 11: U.S. President George W. Bush (2nd L), Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L), Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson (3rd L) and National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley (R) meets with G7 Finance Ministers and Heads of International Finance Institutions in the Roosevelt Room of the White House October 11, 2008 in Washington, DC. The financial ministers and financial institution heads are in Washington for the IMF and World Bank annual meetings.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) and Vice President Dick Cheney stand by as U.S. President George W. Bush (not pictured) speaks during a signing ceremony for the United States-India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and Non-proliferation Enhancement Act in the East Room of the White House in Washington October 8, 2008. Bush on Wednesday signed legislation that will allow the United States and India to open up nuclear trade between the two countries.
US President George W. Bush looks back toward US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (C) prior to signing HR 7081, the United States - India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and Nonproliferation Enhancement Act in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 8, 2008. Standing alongside Rice behind Bush are (L-R): New York Democratic Representative Eliot Engel, Connecticut Democratic Senator Chris Dodd and Virginia Republican Senator John Warner.
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (R) and Kazakhstan's Foreign Minister Marat Tazhin (L) enter a hall during their meeting in Astana on October 5, 2008. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice began talks in Kazakhstan Sunday expected to focus on security and energy cooperation with the strategic Central Asian state.
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) looks at Kazakhstan's Foreign Minister Marat Tazhin (R) during a news conference in Astana on October 5, 2008. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice began talks in Kazakhstan Sunday expected to focus on security and energy cooperation with the strategic Central Asian state.
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) smiles as Kazakhstan's Foreign Minister Marat Tazhin (R) speaks during a mews conference in Astana on October 5, 2008. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice began talks in Kazakhstan Sunday expected to focus on security and energy cooperation with the strategic Central Asian state.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (R) walks with India's Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee before their meeting in New Delhi October 4, 2008. Rice said on Saturday a landmark nuclear trade with India had been completed but she was unable to sign the pact during a visit to New Delhi because of bureaucratic delays back home.
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, left, speaks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008. The top American and Indian diplomats on Saturday lauded a new agreement that opens up U.S. nuclear trade with India, but they stopped short of signing the deal, which some private U.S. arms control experts say is likely to speed up nuclear arms competition in Asia.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) speaks as India's Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee watches during a joint news conference in New Delhi October 4, 2008. Rice arrived in India on Saturday after Congress ratified a historic nuclear pact, but was unlikely to sign the deal during her visit because of a bureaucratic "glitch".
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) speaks as India's Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee watches during a joint news conference in New Delhi October 4, 2008. Rice arrived in India on Saturday after Congress ratified a historic nuclear pact, but was unlikely to sign the deal during her visit because of a bureaucratic "glitch".
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) speaks as India's Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee watches during a joint news conference in New Delhi October 4, 2008. Rice arrived in India on Saturday after Congress ratified a historic nuclear pact, but was unlikely to sign the deal during her visit because of a bureaucratic "glitch".