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NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, left, speaks with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, right, during a conference to mark the 10th anniversary of Poland's membership in the alliance in Warsaw, Poland, Friday, March 13, 2009.

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NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, right, speaks during a conference to mark the 10th anniversary of Poland's membership in the alliance while Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, left, looking on in Warsaw, Poland, Friday, March 13, 2009.

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NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, left, speaks with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, right, during a conference to mark the 10th anniversary of Poland's membership in the alliance in Warsaw, Poland, Friday, March 13, 2009.

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Czech Republic's Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek, right, and General Secretary of NATO Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, left, address the media as they meet to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Czech Republic joining NATO in Prague, Czech Republic, Thursday, March 12, 2009.

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Czech Republic's Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek, right, inspects the guard of honor with General Secretary of NATO Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, left, as they meet to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Czech Republic joining NATO in Prague, Czech Republic, Thursday, March 12, 2009.

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Czech Republic's Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek, right, shakes hands with General Secretary of Nato Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, left, as they meet to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Czech Republic joining NATO in Prague, Czech Republic, Thursday, March 12, 2009.

NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer arrives at the opening session of the Informal Meeting of the Ministers of Defense in Prague March 12, 2009.

NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer arrives at the opening session of the Informal Meeting of the Ministers of Defense in Prague March 12, 2009.

NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (C) speaks to EU Military Committee Chairman Henri Bentegeat (R) and David Leakey (L), director general of the European Union Military Staff, before the opening session of the Informal Meeting of the Ministers of Defense in Prague March 12, 2...

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Czech Repblic's President Vaclav Klaus, left, shakes hands with NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, right, as they meet to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Czech Republic joining NATO in Prague, Czech Republic, Thursday, March 12, 2009.

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (R) receives the Grand Cross Order of Merit, the highest level Hungarian state award, from Hungarian President Laszlo Solyom (R) at the presidental palace in Budapest on March 12, 2009.

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Hungarian President Laszlo Solyom, left, and NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, right, show together the Hungarian state award of the "Grand Cross Order of Merit" after it was awarded to Jaap de Hoop Scheffer in Budapest, Hungary, Thursday, March 12, 2009.

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NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, left, receives the Hungarian state award of the "Grand Cross Order of Merit" from Hungarian President Laszlo Solyom, right, in Budapest, Hungary, Thursday, March 12, 2009.

Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany (R) welcomes Secretary General of NATO Jaap de Hoop Scheffer(L) during a conference, titled Ten Years in NATO, A Decade of Security, in Budapest. Hungary joined the alliance 10 years ago.

Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany (R) welcomes Secretary General of NATO Jaap de Hoop Scheffer(L) during a conference, titled Ten Years in NATO, A Decade of Security. Hungary joined the alliance 10 years ago.

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden holds a joint news conference with NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (R) at NATO headquarters in Brussels, March 10, 2009.

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden holds a joint news conference with NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (R) at NATO headquarters in Brussels, March 10, 2009.

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (2ndL) and NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (C) attend a meeting of the North Atlantic Council at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels, March 10, 2009.

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (C) and NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (R) arrive at a meeting of the North Atlantic Council at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels March 10, 2009.

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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, center, is introduced to NATO ambassadors by NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, right, during a meeting of the North Atlantic Council at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday March 10, 2009.

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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, center, is introduced to NATO ambassadors by NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, right, during a meeting of the North Atlantic Council at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday March 10, 2009.

NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (R) delivers a speech to the North Atlantic Council next to U.S. Vice President Joe Biden at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels, March 10, 2009.

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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, third left, participates in a bilateral meeting with NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, right, at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday March 10, 2009.

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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, second left, participates in a bilateral meeting with NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, right, at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday March 10, 2009.

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) and NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (R) attend a meeting of the North Atlantic Council at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels March 10, 2009.