NEW ZEALAND PRIME MINISTER HELEN CLARK DELIVERS ADDRESS IN CHICAGO

Helen Clark, prime minister of New Zealand, delivers an address to the Chicago Council on Global Affairs on March 22, 2007 in Chicago. Clark discussed trade and the challenge of globalization in her address. (UPI Photo/Brian Kersey)

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