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German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle speaks about the German and European economy at the Brookings Institute in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2012.

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  1. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, 2nd right, and Afghan President Hamid Karzai, 2nd left, sign a contract about the bilateral relationship of both countries after a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Wednesday, May 16, 2012. In the background right German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle and left his counterpart from Afghanistan Zalmai Rassoul.
  2. Afghan President Hamid Karzai (L) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) sign the bilateral cooperation agreement, in attendence with German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (up R), during a meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin on May 16, 2012. Merkel and Karzai are due to sign a bilateral cooperation agreement, as well as hold talks paving the way for a May 20-21 NATO summit in the US city of Chicago.
  3. BERLIN, GERMANY - MAY 16: In this photo provided by the German Government Press Office (BPA), Afghan President Hamid Karzai is welcomed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (L) and Defence Minister Thomas de Maiziere, before attending official talks on May 16, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. Their meeting will addresses preparations for the forthcoming NATO summit in Chicago and the signing of a bilateral co-operation agreement between the two nations.
  4. German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (R) listens to Defence Minister Thomas de Maiziere at the weekly cabinet meeting in Berlin May 16, 2012.
  5. German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (L-R), Economic Cooperation and Development Minister Dirk Niebel, Chancellor Angela Merkel and Economy Minister Philipp Roesler arrive to the weekly cabinet meeting in Berlin May 16, 2012.
  6. A man sleeps by shops in Athens on January 15, 2012. German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle travels to Greece on Sunday carrying with him a message of support ahead of another crucial week for the debt-crippled country and the eurozone.
  7. A woman looks at a shoe shop in Athens offering sales on January 15, 2012. German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle travels to Greece , after talks between Greece and private bank creditors on a critical debt writedown stalled, raising the risk of a disorderly default that would plunge the eurozone into an even deeper crisis after the downgrading of several countries by Standard and Poor's on Friday.
  8. German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle gestures during the 14th Kronberg Talks Open Forum in Istanbul May 15, 2012.
  9. WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 03: Former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin speaks during a discussion about tax codes and revenue hosted by the Brookings Institute, on May 3, 2012 in Washington, DC. Brookings billed the discussion as 'Economic facts about taxes, rates, revenues, and reform options'.
  10. WASHINGTON - APRIL 25: Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) speaks at the Brookings Institution on April 25, 2012 in Washington, DC. Rubio is widely considered to be a possible running mate for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
  11. Senate Foreign Relations Committee member Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. speaks about foreign policy, Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at the Brookings Institution in Washington.
  12. Senate Foreign Relations Committee member Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. right, accompanied by Brookings guest scholar Marvin Kalb, left, and Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., center, speaks about foreign policy, Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at the Brookings Institution in Washington.
  13. Senate Foreign Relations Committee member Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., left, jokes with Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., before Rubio spoke about foreign policy at the Brookings Institution, in Washington, Wednesday, April 25, 2012.
  14. US Senator Marco Rubio, R-FL, waits to speak during a seminar on 'Is the American World Order Sustainable and Necessary in the 21st Century?' at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC, on April 25, 2012. Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney dodged mounting speculation Monday about a potential running mate, even with Senator Marco Rubio, the man now in the VP spotlight, standing right beside him. Rubio is the latest among potential vice presidential picks to hit the campaign trail with Romney, but the first since the frontrunner's main rival Rick Santorum bowed out of the Republican race two weeks ago.
  15. WASHINGTON - APRIL 25: Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) gives an address on American foreign policy at the Brookings Institution on April 25, 2012 in Washington, DC. Rubio is widely considered to be a possible running mate for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
  16. WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 12: International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde (C) walks with the help of a crutch at the Brookings Institution April 12, 2012 in Washington, DC. Lagarde arrived walking with a crutch and keep her foot elevated while seated. Her speech, 'Seizing the Moment: Thinking Beyond the Crisis,' focused on international cooperation in moving beyond the global financial crisis as the IMF begins its spring meetings next week.

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