MARGARET BECKETT FOREIGN MINISTER OF UNITED KINGDOM
Margaret Beckett MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, United Kingdom on May 8, 2006 prior to the start of Security Council Foreign Minister meetings on May 9th at the UN. (UPI Photo/Ezio Petersen)
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