1 US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. Rice spoke about "Transformational Diplomacy: Meeting the Challenge of the 21st Century."(AFP/Getty Images/Alex Wong) 2 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice talks to journalists before a meeting with Javier Solana, European Union's foreign policy chief, at the State Department in Washington January 18, 2006. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas 3 US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (R) meets with EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana at the State Department in Washington,DC. The United States and the European Union rebuffed an Iranian call for new talks on their nuclear dispute and pressed their drive to refer Tehran to the UN Security Council.(AFP/Karen Bleier) 4 Shimon Peres, former prime minister of Israel, speaks with journalists outside the State Department after a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Washington January 18, 2006. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas 5 Shimon Peres, former prime minister of Israel, speaks with journalists outside the State Department after a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Washington January 18, 2006. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas 6 Shimon Peres, former prime minister of Israel (L), walks out to meet journalists outside the State Department after a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Washington January 18, 2006. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas 7 Shimon Peres, former prime minister of Israel, listens to journalists' questions outside the State Department after a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Washington January 18, 2006. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas 8 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gestures while speaking on 'Transformational Diplomacy: Meeting the Challenge of the 21st Century,' Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2006 at Georgetown University in Washington. Rice condemned Iran's decision to resume its nuclear program, saying that the international community is united in mistrusting the Islamic republic and its present leadership with such technology.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh) 9 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gestures while speaking on 'Transformational Diplomacy: Meeting the Challenge of the 21st Century,' Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2006 at Georgetown University in Washington. Rice condemned Iran's decision to resume its nuclear program, saying that the international community is united in mistrusting the Islamic republic and its present leadership with such technology.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh) 10 US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) and US Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-NY, are pictured in these two recent file photos. Americans are getting used to the idea of being led by a female president, with political observers dreaming of a showdown between Rice and Clinton in the 2008 election(AFP/File) 11 Javier Solana, High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, and Secretary General of the Council of the European Union (E.U.), left, accompanied by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, gestures during their photo session at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2006. Rice brushed aside suggestions about a possible resumption of negotiations with Iran on its nuclear program, saying 'There's not much to talk about.' (AP Photo/Caleb Jones) 12 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, right, accompanied by Javier Solana, the European Union's foreign policy chief, gestures during their photo session at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2006. Rice brushed aside suggestions about a possible resumption of negotiations with Iran on its nuclear program, saying 'There's not much to talk about.' (AP Photo/Caleb Jones) 13 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice smiles before a meeting with Javier Solana, European Union's foreign policy chief, at the State Department in Washington January 18, 2006. The U.S. and the EU said on Wednesday they saw no point in holding further talks with Iran over its nuclear programs and it was time for the U.N. Security Council to tackle the issue. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas 14 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice listens to journalists' questions before a meeting with Javier Solana, European Union's foreign policy chief, at the State Department in Washington January 18, 2006. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas 15 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (R) and Javier Solana, Secretary General of the Council of the European Union and High Representative for Common Foreign Security Policy, speaks with journalists at the beginning of their meeting in the Secretary's Outer Office at the State Department in Washington January 18, 2006. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas 16 Javier Solana, Secretary General of the Council of the European Union and High Representative for Common Foreign Security Policy (L), speaks with journalists before a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in the Secretary's Outer Office at the State Department in Washington January 18, 2006. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas 17 Javier Solana, Secretary General of the Council of the European Union and High Representative for Common Foreign Security Policy, (L) speaks with journalists before a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in the Secretary's Outer Office at the State Department in Washington January 18, 2006. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas 18 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) and National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley exchange notes in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington January 17, 2006. REUTERS/Jim Young 19 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (C) listens to President George W. Bush speak in Washington in this January 10, 2006 file photo. On January 17, 2005, White House spokesman Scott McClellan said Rice would do a great job as U.S. president but noted that she has ruled out running for the top job. REUTERS/Larry Downing 20 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice extends her hand to Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht during their meeting at the State Department in Washington, January 17, 2006. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 21 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (R) greets Fukushiro Nukaga, Chief of the Defense Agency of Japan, at the State Department in Washington January 17, 2006. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 22 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, right, greets Karl de Gucht, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belgium, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2006, at the Department of State in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari) 23 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, right, greets Fukushiro Nukaga, Chief, Defense Agency of Japan, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2006, at the Department of State in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari) 24 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, right, greets Karl DeGucht, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belgium, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2006, at the Department of State in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari) 25 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks about securing America's borders at the State Department in Washington January 17, 2006. U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and Rice offered their joint vision to enhance border security while streamlining security processes and facilitating travel for visitors to the United States. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 26 U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice depart after speaking about securing America's borders at the State Department in Washington January 17, 2006. Chertoff and Rice offered their joint vision to enhance border security while streamlining security processes and facilitating travel for visitors to the United States. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 27 U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff speaks about securing America's borders at the State Department in Washington January 17, 2006. Chertoff and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice offered their joint vision to enhance border security while streamlining security processes and facilitating travel for visitors to the United States. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 28 U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff (L) passes U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as they take turns speaking about securing America's borders at the State Department in Washington January 17, 2006. Chertoff and Rice offered their joint vision to enhance border security while streamlining security processes and facilitating travel for visitors to the United States. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 29 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks about securing America's borders at the State Department in Washington January 17, 2006. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and Rice offered their joint vision to enhance border security while streamlining security processes and facilitating travel for visitors to the United States. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 30 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks at a joint news conference with Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff, back right, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2006, at the Department of State in Washington. Rice and Chertoff announced a 'Joint Vision: Secure Borders and Open Doors in the Information Age.' At left is Raymond Martinez, deputy chief of protocol for the Department of State. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari) 31 U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff, left, speaks at a joint news conference with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, right, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2006, at the Department of State in Washington. Chertoff and Rice announced a 'Joint Vision: Secure Borders and Open Doors in the Information Age.' Raymond Martinez, deputy chief of protocol for the Department of State, is with them. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)) 32 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice listens to Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff speak about securing U.S. borders at the State Department in Washington January 17, 2006. Chertoff and Rice offered their joint vision to enhance border security while streamlining security processes and facilitating travel for visitors to the U.S. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 33 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks at a joint news conference with Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff, center, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2006, at the Department of State in Washington. Rice and Chertoff announced a 'Joint Vision: Secure Borders and Open Doors in the Information Age.' At left is Raymond Martinez, deputy chief of protocol for the Department of State. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari) 34 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Ricespeaks at ajoint news conference with Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2006, at the Department of State in Washington. Rice and Chertoff announced a 'Joint Vision: Secure Borders and Open Doors in the Information Age.' (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari) 35 U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff speaks during a joint news conference with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2006, at the Department of State in Washington. Chertoff and Rice announced a 'Joint Vision: Secure Borders and Open Doors in the Information Age.' (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari) 36 US First Lady Laura Bush (R) talks with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) prior to Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf being sworn in as the first female President of Liberia at an Inauguration Ceremony at the Capitol Building in Monrovia, Liberia. Sirleaf took the oath of office, becoming Africa's first elected woman head of state in a country torn apart by 14 years of civil war.(AFP/Jim Watson) 37 U.S. first lady Laura Bush, second right, and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, second left, are seated behind South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki, left, his wife Zanele, center, and Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe, right, as they attend the inauguration ceremony of Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf at the Capitol Building in Monrovia, Liberia, Monday, Jan. 16, 2006. In a ceremony attended by U.S. first lady Laura Bush and other dignitaries, Johnson Sirleaf became Africa's first elected female head of state. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) 38 US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) and US First Lady Laura Bush depart after attending Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf's swearing-in ceremnoy in Monrovia, 16 January 2006. Rice said she was flattered that Laura Bush thought she would make a good president, but her response is still 'thanks but no thanks'.(AFP/Jim Watson) 39 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, left, and U.S. first lady Laura Bush leave the inauguration ceremony of Liberia's President Ellen Sirleaf Johnson in Monrovia, Liberia, Monday, Jan. 16, 2006. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) 40 South Africa's Foreign Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (R) meets U.S. first lady Laura Bush (C) and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at the inauguration ceremony of New Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf at the Capitol Building in Monrovia January 16, 2006. Johnson-Sirleaf took office as Africa's first elected woman president on Monday, backed by a strong show of U.S. support and vowing to fight graft and rebuild her country after years of war. REUTERS/Jason Reed 41 U.S. First Lady Laura Bush (R) talks to her daughter Barbara (L) and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice during the inauguration ceremony of new Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf at the Capitol Building in Monrovia January 16, 2006. Johnson-Sirleaf took office as Africa's first elected woman president on Monday, backed by a strong show of U.S. support and vowing to fight graft and rebuild her country after years of war. REUTERS/Jason Reed 42 U.S. First Lady Laura Bush (R) talks with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice during the inauguration ceremony of new Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf at the Capitol Building in Monrovia January 16, 2006. Johnson-Sirleaf took office as Africa's first elected woman president on Monday, backed by a strong show of U.S. support and vowing to fight graft and rebuild her country after years of war. REUTERS/Jason Reed 43 U.S. first lady Laura Bush, right, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, center, and Barbara Bush, daughter of U.S. President Bush, left, attend the inauguration ceremony of Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in Monrovia, Liberia, Monday, Jan. 16, 2006. Africa's first elected female head of state Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was sworn-in Monday as war-battered Liberia's new president, promising a 'fundamental break' with the West African nation's violent past and pledging to rebuild. (AP Photo / Charles Dharapak) 44 Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar, seen here in 2005. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will attend a key regional security meeting in Malaysia in July, that she skipped last year, Albar said.(AFP/File) 45 U.S. First Lady Laura Bush (2nd R) and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (2nd L) sits with African heads of state at the inauguration ceremony of new Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf at the Capitol Building in Monrovia January 16, 2006. Johnson-Sirleaf took office as Africa's first elected woman president on Monday, backed by a strong show of U.S. support and vowing to fight graft and rebuild her country after years of war. Pictured in foreground are (L-R) South Africa's President Thabo Mbeke, his wife Zanele and Togo's President Faure Gnassingbe. REUTERS/Jason Reed 46 U.S. first lady Laura Bush, right, and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice hold Liberian flags as they attend the inauguration ceremony of Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in Monrovia, Liberia, Monday, Jan. 16, 2006. At rear center is a U.S. Secret Service agent. (AP Photo / Charles Dharapak) 47 U.S. first lady Laura Bush, center, and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice are greeted by South Africa's Foreign Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma as they attend the inauguration ceremony of Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf at the Capitol Building in Monrovia, Liberia, Monday, Jan. 16, 2006. Sirleaf pledged a 'fundamental break' with Liberia's violent past as she was sworn in Monday as president, carving her name into history as Africa's first elected female head of state. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) 48 Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, right, greets George Weah, left, whom she defeated in the presidential elections, as she leaves following the inaugural ceremonies in Monrovia, Liberia, Monday Jan. 16, 2006. Sirleaf pledged a 'fundamental break' with Liberia's violent past as she was sworn in Monday as president, carving her name into history as Africa's first elected female head of state. Wearing a traditional African headdress, Sirleaf took the oath of office in a ceremony attended by thousands of Liberians and scores of foreign dignitaries, including US first lady Laura Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay) 49 U.S. first lady Laura Bush arrives amid tight security for the inauguration ceremony of Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf in Monrovia, Liberia, Monday Jan. 16, 2006. Sirleaf pledged a 'fundamental break' with Liberia's violent past as she was sworn in Monday as president, carving her name into history as Africa's first elected female head of state. Wearing a traditional African headdress, Sirleaf took the oath of office in a ceremony attended by thousands of Liberians and scores of foreign dignitaries, including first lady Laura Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. (AP Photo/Pewee Flomoku) 50 Liberian Chief justice of the Supreme Court Henry Reed Cooper administers the oath of office to President elect Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in Monrovia, Liberia, Monday Jan. 16, 2006. Sirleaf pledged a 'fundamental break' with Liberia's violent past as she was sworn in Monday as president, carving her name into history as Africa's first elected female head of state. Wearing a traditional African headdress, Sirleaf took the oath of office in a ceremony attended by thousands of Liberians and scores of foreign dignitaries, including US first lady Laura Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. (AP Photo/Pewee Flomoku) 51 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf sits in the presidential chair as Liberia's Vice President, Joseph Nyuma Boakai, looks on, after they were sworn in during their inauguration in Monrovia, Liberia, Monday, Jan. 16, 2006. Africa's first elected female head of state Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was sworn-in Monday as war-battered Liberia's new president, promising a 'fundamental break' with the West African nation's violent past and pledging to rebuild. With U.S. Navy warships hovering offshore for the first time since the war's end two years ago, and U.S. first lady Laura Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on hand in a rare show of support, the moment was met with thunderous applause from thousands of guests. US first lady Laura Bush is at left. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) 52 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf sits in the presidential chair as Liberia's Vice President, Joseph Nyuma Boakai, looks on, after they were sworn in during their inauguration in Monrovia, Liberia, Monday, Jan. 16, 2006. Africa's first elected female head of state Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was sworn-in Monday as war-battered Liberia's new president, promising a 'fundamental break' with the West African nation's violent past and pledging to rebuild. With U.S. Navy warships hovering offshore for the first time since the war's end two years ago, and U.S. first lady Laura Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on hand in a rare show of support, the moment was met with thunderous applause from thousands of guests. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) 53 Liberia's new president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, center, reviews a cordon of police officers during her inauguration in Monrovia, Liberia, Monday, Jan. 16, 2006. Africa's first elected female head of state Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was sworn-in Monday as war-battered Liberia's new president, promising a 'fundamental break' with the West African nation's violent past and pledging to rebuild. With U.S. Navy warships hovering offshore for the first time since the war's end two years ago, and U.S. first lady Laura Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on hand in a rare show of support, the moment was met with thunderous applause from thousands of guests. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) 54 Liberia's Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf (C) greets U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) as U.S. first lady Laura Bush (R) watches before the start of Johnson-Sirleaf's inauguration ceremony in the capital Monrovia January 16, 2006. Johnson-Sirleaf took office as Africa's first elected woman president on Monday, backed by a strong show of U.S. support and vowing to fight graft and rebuild her country after years of war. REUTERS/Thierry Gouegnon 55 US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice takes questions during a press conference at the State Department 12 January. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged the UN nuclear watchdog to speed plans for an emergency meeting on Iran to keep up the momentum in efforts to thwart Tehran's suspected weapons ambitions.(AFP/File/Andrew Councill) 56 A member of the Sudanese rebel group, Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) seen here in 2004. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pledged full US support in efforts to shore up security in Sudan's bloodstained Darfur region but stayed quiet on the prospect of sending US troops.(AFP/File) 57 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and first lady Laura Bush leave the stage following the inauguration of Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf in Monrovia, Liberia, Monday Jan. 16, 2006. Sirleaf was sworn in Monday as war-battered Liberia's new president, making history as Africa's first elected female head of state and pledging a 'fundamental break' with the West African nation's violent past. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay) 58 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and first lady Laura Bush leave the stage following the innauguration of Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf in Monrovia, Liberia, Monday Jan. 16, 2006. Sirleaf was sworn in Monday as war-battered Liberia's new president, making history as Africa's first elected female head of state and pledging a 'fundamental break' with the West African nation's violent past. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay) 59 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari) 60 President-elect Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, leader of the Unity Party, sings a victory song at her private residence in Monrovia November 23, 2005. Johnson-Sirleaf was to be sworn in as Africa's first elected female president on Monday in the presence of First lady Laura Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. REUTERS/Luc Gnago 61 Liberian President elect Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, center, greets U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, left, and First Lady Laura Bush, second right, before the start of the inauguration ceremonies in Monrovia, Liberia, Monday Jan. 16, 2006. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay) 62 US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gestures during a press conference on January 12. Rice urged the UN nuclear watchdog to speed plans for an emergency meeting on Iran to keep up the momentum in efforts to thwart Tehran's suspected weapons ambitions.(AFP/File/Andrew Councill) 63 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice attends a news conference at the Fairmont Hotel in Washington January 5, 2006. Rice said on Monday Washington could not deal 'lightly' with al Qaeda in Pakistan but promised to address Islamabad's concerns after a U.S. attack on a Pakistani village. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas 64 US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has defended tough US tactics to root out Al-Qaeda militants on Pakistan's border after a deadly air strike on a village sparked a wave of angry street protests.(AFP/File/Andrew Councill) 65 A Nigerian UN peacekeeper guards during a thanksgiving service outside the First United Methodist church in Monrovia January 15, 2005. Liberia prepares for the inauguration of its first African woman elected president, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, a 67-year-old Harvard-trained economist who beat soccer millionaire George Weah in a presidential poll carries the hopes of her country for a future of peace, reconciliation and recovery after decades of civil war, poverty and chaos. To mark the swearing-in, U.S. First Lady Laura Bush and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will join several African presidents at the ceremony on Monday. Reuters/Thierry Gouegnon 66 Gyube Bryant (2nd R), Liberia's transitional chairman, arrives for a thanksgiving service at the First United Methodist church in Monrovia January 15, 2005. Liberia prepares for the inauguration of its first African woman elected president, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, a 67-year-old Harvard-trained economist who beat soccer millionaire George Weah in a presidential poll carries the hopes of her country for a future of peace, reconciliation and recovery after decades of civil war, poverty and chaos. To mark the swearing-in, U.S. First Lady Laura Bush and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will join several African presidents at the ceremony on Monday. Reuters/Thierry Gouegnon 67 Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, the first African woman elected president arrives for a Thanksgiving service at the First United Methodist church in Monrovia January 15, 2005. Sirleaf, a 67-year-old Harvard-trained economist who beat soccer millionaire George Weah in a presidential poll carries the hopes of her country for a future of peace, reconciliation and recovery after decades of civil war, poverty and chaos. To mark the swearing-in, U.S. First Lady Laura Bush and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will join several African presidents at the ceremony on Monday. Reuters/Thierry Gouegnon 68 Israel's Ehud Olmert speaks to the press after his meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at the State Department in Washington in this August 24, 2005 file photo. Israel's attorney-general will announce on Sunday that Olmert will serve as acting prime minister, temporarily replacing the ailing Ariel Sharon, until March 28 national elections, the leading Haaretz newspaper said January 15, 2006. REUTERS/Larry Downing/Files 69 US First Lady Laura Bush, pictured here 06 January, predicted that the United States would soon have a woman running the White House, and wished that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice would be that person(AFP/File/Tim Sloan) 70 US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice spoke with her Chinese counterpart Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing, pictured here in 2005, as the United States stepped up efforts to make sure the Iran nuclear crisis goes to the UN Security Council, officials said(AFP/File/Laurent Fievet) 71 President Bush, second left, meets with business leaders on Central American relief and reconstruction efforts in the Oval Office on Friday, Jan. 13, 2006, in Washington. From left are Maria Lagomasino, CEO Management Advisors, Bush, Steve Reinemund, CEO PepsiCO, Inc., and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) 72 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice attends a meeting with Japanese Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki at the State Department in Washington January 12, 2006. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas 73 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice attends a meeting with Japanese Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki at the State Department in Washington January 12, 2006. Rice said Thursday the U.S. was not ready to say what may be discussed at the United Nations Security Council on possible sanctions on Iran, including the country's oil, in response to Iran pursuing its nuclear program. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas 74 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice attends a meeting with Japanese Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki at the State Department in Washington January 12, 2006. Rice said Thursday the U.S. was not ready to say what may be discussed at the United Nations Security Council on possible sanctions on Iran, including the country's oil, in response to Iran pursuing its nuclear program. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas 75 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (R) shakes hands with Japanese Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki at the beginning of their meeting in the Secretary's Outer Office at the State Department in Washington, January 12, 2006. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas 76 Japanese Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki (L) talks to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at the beginning of their meeting in the Secretary's Outer Office at the State Department in Washington, January 12, 2006. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas 77 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, right, greets Japanese Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2006, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari) 78 US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice takes questions during a press conference at the State Department in Washington, DC. Rice said that Iran had carried out a "deliberate escalation" of the dispute over its nuclear programme and that it must be refered to the UN Security Council.(AFP/Andrew Councill) 79 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice addresses the United States government's concern with the recent developments in Iran, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2006, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington. Rice, coordinating with European allies, called on the United Nations Thursday to confront Iran's 'defiance' and demand that Tehran halt its nuclear program. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari) 80 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice addresses the United States government's concern with the recent developments in Iran, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2006, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington. Rice, coordinating with European allies, called on the United Nations Thursday to confront Iran's 'defiance' and demand that Tehran halt its nuclear program. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari) 81 US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel share a laugh as they address a press conference following talks at the chancellery in Berlin, December 2005. Merkel can expect the red carpet treatment on her first official trip to the US as both Berlin and Washington work to mend relations strained by the Iraq war(AFP/File/John MacDougall) 82 Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas speakes during a press conference in Gaza City on 09 January. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called on candidates to this month's Palestinian elections to renounce violence and recognize Israel's right to exist.(AFP/File/Mohammed Abed) 83 People light candles around pictures of slain former Lebanese premier Rafiq Hariri in his hometown of Sidon, February 2005. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice threatened to refer Syria to the UN Security Council again over the murder of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri.(AFP/File/Mahmoud Zayat) 84 Syrian school children walk past a billboard praising Syria's President Bashar al-Assad (portrait) in downtown Damascus. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice threatened to refer Syria to the UN Security Council again over the murder of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri.(AFP/File/Louai Beshara) 85 US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, pictured in silhouette, July 2005. Rice threatened to refer Syria to the UN Security Council again over the murder of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri.(AFP/File/Mladen Antonov) 86 Secretary of State Condoleezza Riceis seen in Washington, January 5, 2006. Rice threatened on Wednesday to send the inquiry into the murder of Lebanon's former prime minister back to the U.N. Security Council if Syrian 'obstruction' continued. (Yuri Gripas/Reuters) 87 German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice look to the German Reichstag (background) from a balcony of the Chancellory, December 2005. Merkel embarks on her first visit to the United States after eight weeks in power in which she has repeatedly signalled the need for a sea change in transatlantic ties(AFP/DDP/File/Michael Kappeler) 88 German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) and US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) address a press conference in Berlin, December 2005. Merkel embarks on her first visit to the United States after eight weeks in power in which she has repeatedly signalled the need for a sea change in transatlantic ties(AFP/DDP/File/Marcus Brandt) 89 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, right, greets South African Foreign Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2006, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari) 90 U.S. President George W. Bush speaks as U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (C) and Attorney-General Alberto Gonzales (L) listen before Bush signed H.R. 972, Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington January 10, 2006. (Larry Downing/Reuters) 91 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice listens to President Bush speak about military involvement in Iraq at a Veterans of Foreign Wars event in Washington, January 10, 2006. (Larry Downing/Reuters) 92 Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, left, and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, right, applaud during remarks by President Bush on the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2006 in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) 93 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (R) and Attorney-General Alberto Gonzales (C) applaud as U.S. President George W. Bush (L) walks in to sign H.R. 972, Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington January 10, 2006. REUTERS/Larry Downing 94 President Bush pauses during remarks about the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2006 in Washington. From left are: Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., and Bush. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) 95 Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert speaks to the press at his office in Jerusalem. Olmert told US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice that Israel would make a final decision Sunday on whether to allow east Jerusalem residents to vote in the January 25 Palestinian election.(AFP/Brian Hendler) 96 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (C) listens to U.S. President George W. Bush speak about the U.S. military involvement in Iraq at a Veterans of Foreign Wars event in Washington, January 10, 2006. 'We will see more tough fighting and we will see more sacrifice in 2006 because the enemies of freedom continue to sow violence and destruction. We'll also see more progress toward victory,' Bush said. REUTERS/Larry Downing 97 South Korean protesters shout slogans during an anti-U.S. rally against hostile policy for North Korea near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2006. North Korea's increasing anger comes as U.S. officials have been taking a harder verbal line. Alexander Vershbow, the new U.S. ambassador to Seoul, last month called North Korea's government a 'criminal regime.' On Thursday, his boss, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, called it a 'dangerous regime.' (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man) 98 South Korean protesters participate during an anti-U.S. rally against hostile policy for North Korea near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2006. North Korea's increasing anger comes as U.S. officials have been taking a harder verbal line. Alexander Vershbow, the new U.S. ambassador to Seoul, last month called North Korea's government a 'criminal regime.' On Thursday, his boss, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, called it a 'dangerous regime.' The Korean read ' We oppose Alexander Vershbow, the U.S. ambassador to Seoul. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man) 99 Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo will formally ask the US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice for custody of four American soldiers accused of rape, when he meets Rice in Washington DC(AFP/File) 100 Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer seen here in Kabul, December 2005. After talks with US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, Downer said Australia has no plans to withdraw its troops from Iraq quickly despite polls showing plummeting domestic support for its decision to go to war(AFP/File) 101 US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks December 2005. The White House renewed its threat to refer Iran to the UN Security Council after the Islamic republic announced it would resume controversial nuclear fuel research(AFP/File) 102 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, right, meets with Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer on Monday, Jan. 9, 2006, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf) 103 Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo, seen here in Manila, 06 January 2006. Romulo will formally ask the US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice for custody of four American soldiers accused of rape, when he meets Rice in Washington DC(AFP/File) 104 US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice expressed concerned over a flare-up of ethnic violence in Sri Lanka to Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera, seen here in December 2005, and she hopes Colombo and Tamil Tiger rebels would resume talks to beef up their ceasefire mechanism, the State Department said.(AFP/File/Raveendran ) 105 US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has voiced concern over a flare-up of violence in Sri Lanka, and hopes Colombo and Tamil Tiger rebels will resume talks to reinforce their fragile truce.(AFP/Pool/Lee Jae-Won) 106 President George W. Bush speaks while surrounded by past and present secretaries of state and defense after their meeting about the war in Iraq in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington January 5, 2006. Facing the camera are (L-R) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace, former secretary of defense William Cohen (under former president Bill Clinton), General George Casey, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Vice President Dick Cheney, Bush, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and former secretary of state Colin Powell. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) 107 Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon (L) and US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice meeting in Jerusalem in November 2005. Rice cancelled a scheduled trip to Indonesia and Australia to keep watch on Sharon's fight for life, officials said(AFP/Pool/File/Ariel Schalit) 108 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice addresses the U.S. University Presidents Summit on International Education at the State Department in Washington, January 6, 2006. (Yuri Gripas/Reuters) 109 US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (seen here) cancelled a scheduled trip to Indonesia and Australia to keep watch on Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's fight for life.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mark Wilson) 110 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, right, Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, center, and Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Karen Hughes arrive at the day's opening session of the U.S. University Presidents Summit on International Education at the State Department, Friday, Jan. 6, 2005 in Washington. The summit is to encourage discussions with U.S. higher education leaders in strengthening international education and discuss the future of U.S. higher education in the global arena. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) 111 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks at a news conference with State Department Correspondents Association at the Fairmont Hotel in Washington, January 5, 2006. (Yuri Gripas/Reuters) 112 North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Il (R) and top officials of the Korean People's Army salute at a ceremony in 2005. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called North Korea a "dangerous regime" and defended financial sanctions imposed on Pyongyang for alleged counterfeiting and money laundering activities(AFP/HO/File) 113 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice addresses the U.S. University Presidents Summit on International Education at the U.S. State Department, Thursday Jan. 5, 2006, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf) 114 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice addresses the U.S. University Presidents Summit on International Education at the U.S. State Department, Thursday Jan. 5, 2006, in Washington. At right is Education Secretary Margaret Spellings.(AP Photo/Kevin Wolf) 115 US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks before the UN Security Council, 2005. The United States may initiate efforts to haul Iran before the Security Council if it pursues its latest threat to resume nuclear fuel research, Rice warned.(AFP/File/Timothy A. Clary) 116 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice makes remarks to the U.S. University Presidents Summit on International Education at the U.S. State Department, Thursday Jan. 5, 2006, in Washington. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson) 117 From left: U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Education Secretary Margaret Spellings laugh as President George W. Bush speaks at the State Department in Washington January 5, 2006. Confronting a dire shortage of U.S. foreign language speakers, the Bush administration on Thursday announced a plan to boost teaching of 'critical' languages such as Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Hindi and Farsi. The White House will ask Congress for $114 million in the 2007 budget to initiate the plan. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 118 U.S. President George W. Bush is introduced to speak at the State Department by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Washington January 5, 2006. Confronting a dire shortage of U.S. foreign language speakers, the Bush administration on Thursday announced a plan to boost teaching of 'critical' languages such as Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Hindi and Farsi. The White House will ask Congress for $114 million in the 2007 budget to initiate the plan. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 119 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice laughs as U.S. President George W. Bush gives the Texas 'hook-em horns' symbol before speaking at the State Department in Washington January 5, 2006. Bush went to bed at halftime of the Texas-Southern California college football championship last night but woke up in time to see the Longhorns' dramatic comeback victory over the No. 1 Trojans. Bush, who is a Texan, called Texas coach Mack Brown on Thursday morning to congratulate him on the Longhorns' 41-38 defeat of Southern Cal and invited the team to the White House. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 120 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, right, shakes hands with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera at the State Department in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2006. (AP Photo/Yuri Gripas) 121 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice attends a news conference with State Department Correspondents Association at the Fairmont Hotel in Washington, January 5, 2006. (Yuri Gripas/Reuters) 122 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pauses during a news conference with State Department Correspondents Association at the Fairmont Hotel in Washington, January 5, 2006. (Yuri Gripas/Reuters) 123 President Bush, second from left, meets with present and former Secretaries of State and Defense in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2006. Bush is pressing ahead with a public relations offensive on Iraq, bringing a bipartisan group of former secretaries to the White House for give-and-take on the unpopular military mission. Seated left to right are Vice President Dick Cheney, Bush, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, former Secretary of State Colin Powell, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) 124 President Bush pauses for a photograph on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2006, with present and former Secretaries of State and Defense in the Oval Office at the White House. Bush met with the bipartisan group to discuss the war in Iraq. From left is former Secretary of Defense Harold Brown, former Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger, former Secretary of State James Baker, former Secretary of State Colin Powell, former Secretary of Defense James Schlesinger, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Vice President Dick Cheney, Bush, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, former Secretary of State George Schultz, former Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird, former Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, former Secretary of State Alexander Haig, former Secretary of Defense Frank Carlucci, former Secretary of Defense William Perry, and former Secretary of Defense William Cohen. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) 125 U.S. President George W. Bush speaks during a meeting about the war in Iraq with past and present secretaries of state and defense in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington January 5, 2006. Seated near Bush from left are Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Vice President Dick Cheney and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 126 A Hungarian regional controller opens a gas cock to examines the pressure in the pipe at a base near Budapest that has been effected by the Russia-Ukraine gas price dispute, 02 January. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged Russia to act responsibly following its gas row with Ukraine, which had threatened supplies to Europe and drew international condemnation(AFP/File) 127 U.S. President George W. Bush speaks while surrounded by past and present secretaries of state and defense after their meeting about the war in Iraq in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington January 5, 2006. Facing the camera are (L-R) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace, former secretary of defense William Cohen (under former U.S. president Bill Clinton), General George Casey, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Vice President Dick Cheney, Bush, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and former secretary of state Colin Powell. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 128 Former Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, left, points at President Bush, right, as they speak, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2006, during a meeting with present and former Secretaries of State and Defense in the Roosevelt Room at the White House. Bush is pressing ahead with a public relations offensive on Iraq, bringing a bipartisan group of former secretaries to the White House for give-and-take on the unpopular military mission. Bush is flanked by Vice President Dick Cheney, left, and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, right. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) 129 President Bush speaks with members of the media, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2006, as he met with present and former Secretaries of State and Defense in the Roosevelt Room at the White House. Bush is pressing ahead with a public relations offensive on Iraq, bringing a bipartisan group of former secretaries to the White House for give-and-take on the unpopular military mission. Left to right are Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, Vice President Dick Cheney, Bush, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) 130 President Bush, right center, is flanked by Vice President Dick Cheney, left, and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, right, as he meets, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2006, with present and former Secretaries of State and Defense in the Roosevelt Room at the White House. Bush is pressing ahead with a public relations offensive on Iraq, bringing a bipartisan group of former secretaries to the White House for give-and-take on the unpopular military mission. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) 131 President Bush, center, meets Thursday, Jan. 5, 2006, with present and former Secretaries of State and Defense in the Roosevelt Room at the White House. Bush is pressing ahead with a public relations offensive on Iraq, bringing a bipartisan group of former secretaries to the White House for give-and-take on the unpopular military mission. Left to right are Secretary of State Donald H. Rumsfeld, Vice President Dick Cheney, Bush, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, and former Secretary of State Colin Powell. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) 132 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice smiles during a news conference with State Department Correspondents Association at the Fairmont Hotel in Washington January 5, 2006. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas 133 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks to reporters Thursday, Jan. 5, 2006 in Washington. Praising stricken Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon as 'a man of enormous courage,' Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said even without his leadership, the desire for peace remains strong among Israelis. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) 134 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks to reporters during a breakfast meeting Thursday, Jan. 5, 2006 in Washington. Praising stricken Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon as 'a man of enormous courage,' Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said even without his leadership, the desire for peace remains strong among Israelis. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) 135 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, pictured here 04 January, said that the United States was praying for Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's recovery, and she expressed hope that the Israeli people would remain committed to the Mideast peace process(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards) 136 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks to reporters about Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon Thursday, Jan. 5, 2006 in Washington. Praising Sharon as 'a man of enormous courage,' Rice said even without his leadership, the desire for peace remains strong among Israelis. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) 137 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pauses during a news conference with State Department Correspondents Association at the Fairmont Hotel in Washington January 5, 2006. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas 138 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice attends a news conference with State Department Correspondents Association at the Fairmont Hotel in Washington January 5, 2006. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas 139 CAPTION CORRECTION - CORRECTING YEAR U.S. President George W. Bush (R) walks from the rostrum after speaking about the global war on terror after meetings at the Pentagon January 4, 2006. On his way out, Bush passes National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice (L), Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld (2nd L) and Vice President Dick Cheney (2nd R). Bush said it may be possible to discuss with Iraqi leaders reducing some U.S. troops in Iraq later this year if the country makes progress on the security and political fronts. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 140 US First Lady Laura Bush(L) and US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice(R), seen here together in 2005, will represent the United States later this month at the inauguration of Liberia's president-elect Ellen Johnson Sirleaf(AFP/File/Luke Frazza) 141 The United States welcomed Beijing's early release of a Chinese journalist jailed for exposing top-level graft. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack highlighted the lack of press freedom in China, saying US leaders, including Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, would continue to raise such issues with Beijing(AFP/Paul J. Richards) 142 U.S. President George W. Bush speaks about Iraq and Afghanistan after being briefed by top brass at the Pentagon January 4, 2006. Standing with Bush from left are National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Vice President Dick Cheney. Bush said it may be possible to discuss with Iraqi leaders reducing some U.S. troops in Iraq later this year if the country makes progress on the security and political fronts. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 143 U.S. President George W. Bush walks to the rostrum to speak about about Iraq and Afghanistan after being briefed by top brass at the Pentagon January 4, 2006. Smiling behind him are Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Peter Pace (L), National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. Bush said it may be possible to discuss with Iraqi leaders reducing some U.S. troops in Iraq later this year if the country makes progress on the security and political fronts. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 144 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is seen at the State Department, December 19, 2005. Rice will visit Indonesia and Australia, strong U.S. allies in fighting terrorism, from January 7-12, the State Department said on Tuesday. (Yuri Gripas/Reuters) 145 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, seen here in 2005, will leave Saturday on her first trip to Indonesia and Australia, seeking to boost US ties with the region on several fronts(AFP/File/Mandel Ngan) 146 The uranium conversion facility near the Iranian city of Isfahan. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has said that Iran has shown through the actions of its hardline leadership that it cannot be trusted with technology that could lead to a nuclear weapon.(AFP/ISNA/File/Amir Kholoosi) 147 US President George W. Bush, seen here at the White House in Washington DC with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in August 2005, delivers remarks before signing the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). Implementation of CAFTA, slated to begin January 1, has been delayed, a spokesman for the US trade representative's office said(AFP/File) 148 US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice praised Iraqi authorities for inviting international monitors to review complaints of fraud in recent parliamentary elections(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mark Wilson) 149 US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, pictured here 20 December, will visit Indonesia next month, the foreign ministry said(AFP/File/Mandel Ngan) 150 Cuban President Fidel Castro, pictured, called US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice 'mad' after having condemned the head of the US diplomatic mission in Havana as a 'little gangster'(AFP/File/Antonio Levi) 151 Cuban President Fidel Castro, seen here in Havana, called US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice 'mad' after having condemned the head of the US diplomatic mission in Havana as a 'little gangster'(AFP/Antonio Levi) 152 Cuban President Fidel Castro, seen here 22 December 2005, called US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice 'mad' after having condemned the head of the US diplomatic mission in Havana as a 'little gangster'(AFP/File/Antonio Levi) 153 US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice(R) swears in John J. Danilovich(C) as the chief executive officer for the Millennium Challenge Corporation as US President George W. Bush looks on at the State Department in Washington, DC. Bush vowed to quickly boost the number of countries receiving aid under his program to promote democracy and market reforms.(AFP/Mandel Ngan) 154 US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice dhown here in December 2005. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice defended the US government's controversial secret program to spy on its citizens, insisting that the United States is a 'country of laws'(AFP/File/Mandel Ngan) 155 U.S. President George W. Bush and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice smile during the swearing-in ceremony of John Danilovich as the Chief Executive Officer of Millennium Challenge Corporation at the State Department in Washington December 20, 2005. The Millennium Challenge Corporation oversees funds aimed at helping justly governed developing nations overcome poverty through economic growth. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 156 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks to invited guests at the Heritage Foundation in Washington December 13, 2005. Congress rejected Rice's impassioned appeal to provide $50 million for African troops trying to keep peace in Sudan's Darfur region, the State Department said on Monday. (Larry Downing/Reuters)