Secretary Clinton chaired the meeting, held on the last day of the United States' month-long presidency of the council.

VOA: special.2009.10.24

Secretary Gates did meet with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and other members of the presidency council,as planned.

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U.S.Defense Department press spokesman Geoff Morrell says Secretary Gates also met with the presidency council about the reduced capability of al-Qaida, and praised Iraqi leaders for preventing the attacks from rekindling ethnic strife.

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The ceremony was opened by the Minister of Foreign Relations, Mr Luis Almagro, the Minister of Education and Culture, Mr Ricardo Ehrlich, Mr Alberto Breccia Secretary of the Presidency of the Republic of Uruguay, Ms Graciela Jorge, Executive Secretary of Human Rights of the Presidency of the Republic of Uruguay and Mr Jorge Grandi Director of UNESCO Montevideo.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

On his own trip to Israel, Mr Cook did much banging of Europe's drum, reminding his hosts that on top of being Britain's foreign secretary he represented the country holding the rotating presidency of the European Union a person, in other words, to whom the Israelis had jolly well better pay attention.

ECONOMIST: Blair of Arabia

In the political tradition of the early 19th century, Adams as Secretary of State was considered the political heir to the Presidency.

WHITEHOUSE: John Quincy Adams