He met with leaders on issues including trade, the world economy and climate change.

VOA: special.2009.11.21

Before that, he worked on poverty issues at the World Bank.

VOA: special.2010.06.22

He said his administration has calmed a troubled economy, made progress on many domestic issues, and strengthened America's standing in the world.

VOA: standard.2010.02.06

Friday,presidents,prime ministers and other heads of state are scheduled for working sessions focused on the economic issues that pushed the world into recession.

VOA: standard.2009.09.25

Nevertheless,off-field issues will prevent the tournament from becoming the international celebration that FIFA World Cups usually represent.

VOA: standard.2009.10.22

Tuesday marks the eighth day of climate talks and with world leaders arriving, analysts say it is time to make serious progress with the major issues.

VOA: standard.2009.12.17

He believes the world has a unique opportunity at the moment to get the issues on the table but he said, those opportunities are usually fleeting.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

They also discussed the world economy, Iran's nuclear ambitions and bilateral trade issues.

VOA: standard.2009.09.16

Heller's surfing adventure took him to the other side of the Pacific Ocean, where he became more aware of some serious environmental issues threatening the world's oceans.

VOA: standard.2010.08.04

I will hold our agencies accountable for ensuring that our government and our foreign policy support the world's woman and achieve lasting, meaningful progress on this issues."

VOA: standard.2010.01.06

His comments come one day after U.S.Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the world will not wait forever for Iran to meet its international obligations on nuclear issues.

VOA: standard.2009.10.12

The release says they also agreed to work together on issues ranging from Iran,North Korea, Afghanistan and Pakistan to humanitarian assistance projects around the world and the effort to control pandemic disease.

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

In China,Fuqiang Yang, the director of climate issues at the Beijing office of the World Wide Fund for Nature, says his country has already what he calls an ambitious target to cut carbon gasses.

VOA: standard.2009.11.27

"The President and Secretary Clinton both see India as a really important partner for us, not only in addressing bilateral issues, but also in working with us to shape the world of the 21st century."

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