John Hudson


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NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 01:  Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem addresses the United Nations General Assembly on October 1, 2012 in New York City. Moallem defended the Syrian government?s role in the 18-month civil war which has left an estimated 28,000 dead.  (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 01: Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem addresses the United Nations General Assembly on October 1, 2012 in New York City. Moallem defended the Syrian government?s role in the 18-month civil war which has left an estimated 28,000 dead. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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A picture taken on May 19, 2015 shows Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili speaking during an interview with AFP in Tbilisi. Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili has warned European Union leaders against letting Russian aggression in Ukraine undermine the bloc's project of building closer links with ex-Soviet nations. AFP PHOTO / VANO SHLAMOV        (Photo credit should read VANO SHLAMOV/AFP/Getty Images)
*TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY IRAKLI METREVELI* A picture taken on May 19, 2015 shows Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili speaking during an interview with AFP in Tbilisi. Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili has warned European Union leaders against letting Russian aggression in Ukraine undermine the bloc's project of building closer links with ex-Soviet nations. AFP PHOTO / VANO SHLAMOV (Photo credit should read VANO SHLAMOV/AFP/Getty Images)
Members of the Iraqi paramilitary Popular Mobilisation units celebrate with a flag of the Islamic State (IS) group after retaking the village of Albu Ajil, near the city of Tikrit, from the jihadist group, on March 9, 2015. Some 30,000 Iraqi soldiers, police and the increasingly influential paramilitary Popular Mobilisation units, which are dominated by Shiite militias, have been involved in a week-old operation to recapture Tikrit, one of the jihadists' main hubs since they overran large parts of Iraq nine months ago.  AFP PHOTO / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE        (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images)
Members of the Iraqi paramilitary Popular Mobilisation units celebrate with a flag of the Islamic State (IS) group after retaking the village of Albu Ajil, near the city of Tikrit, from the jihadist group, on March 9, 2015. Some 30,000 Iraqi soldiers, police and the increasingly influential paramilitary Popular Mobilisation units, which are dominated by Shiite militias, have been involved in a week-old operation to recapture Tikrit, one of the jihadists' main hubs since they overran large parts of Iraq nine months ago. AFP PHOTO / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, USA - SEPTEMBER 28 :  President of Iran Hassan Rouhani speaks during the opening of the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York on September 28, 2015. (Photo by UN Photo/Cia Pak/Pool/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, USA - SEPTEMBER 28 : President of Iran Hassan Rouhani speaks during the opening of the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York on September 28, 2015. (Photo by UN Photo/Cia Pak/Pool/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 28:  U.S. President Barack Obama addresses the UN General Assembly on September 28, 2015 in New York City. World leaders gathered for the 70th session of the annual meeting.  (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 28: U.S. President Barack Obama addresses the UN General Assembly on September 28, 2015 in New York City. World leaders gathered for the 70th session of the annual meeting. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 28:  House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) speaks to the media after attending the weekly House Republican conference at the U.S. Capitol January 28, 2014 in Washington, DC. Speaker Boehner spoke on various issues including tonights State of the Union Speech by President Barack Obama.  (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 28: House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) speaks to the media after attending the weekly House Republican conference at the U.S. Capitol January 28, 2014 in Washington, DC. Speaker Boehner spoke on various issues including tonights State of the Union Speech by President Barack Obama. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - September 24: Pope Francis receives a standing ovation after addressing a Joint Meeting of Congress in the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, September 24, 2015. Francis is the first Pope to address a Joint Meeting of Congress. (Photo By Al Drago/CQ Roll Call)
UNITED STATES - September 24: Pope Francis receives a standing ovation after addressing a Joint Meeting of Congress in the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, September 24, 2015. Francis is the first Pope to address a Joint Meeting of Congress. (Photo By Al Drago/CQ Roll Call)
US President Barack Obama (R) meets his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin (L)  in Los Cabos, Mexico, on June 18, 2012, during the G20 leaders Summit. Obama met today Putin at a G20 summit to discuss differences over what to do about the bloody conflict in Syria. AFP PHOTO/ RIA-NOVOSTI POOL / ALEXEI NIKOLSKY        (Photo credit should read ALEXEI NIKOLSKY/AFP/GettyImages)
US President Barack Obama (R) meets his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin (L) in Los Cabos, Mexico, on June 18, 2012, during the G20 leaders Summit. Obama met today Putin at a G20 summit to discuss differences over what to do about the bloody conflict in Syria. AFP PHOTO/ RIA-NOVOSTI POOL / ALEXEI NIKOLSKY (Photo credit should read ALEXEI NIKOLSKY/AFP/GettyImages)
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 22: Retired US Army Gen. David Petraeus speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill September 22, 2015 in Washington, DC. The hearing focused on United States Middle East Policy. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 22: Retired US Army Gen. David Petraeus speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill September 22, 2015 in Washington, DC. The hearing focused on United States Middle East Policy. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
US National Security Adviser Susan Rice speaks about the US - China relationship and upcoming Chinese State Visit to Washington at George Washington University in Washington, DC, September 21, 2015. AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB        (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
US National Security Adviser Susan Rice speaks about the US - China relationship and upcoming Chinese State Visit to Washington at George Washington University in Washington, DC, September 21, 2015. AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
U.S. State Department Counselor Thomas Shannon (C) arrives to visit the border post with Guatemala, in Corinto, 350 km north of Tegucigalpa, on July 23, 2014. The Corinto border post is the entry point to Honduras of the Hondurans deported from Mexico. AFP PHOTO/STR        (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)
U.S. State Department Counselor Thomas Shannon (C) arrives to visit the border post with Guatemala, in Corinto, 350 km north of Tegucigalpa, on July 23, 2014. The Corinto border post is the entry point to Honduras of the Hondurans deported from Mexico. AFP PHOTO/STR (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)
BEIJING, CHINA - NOVEMBER 12:  Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) accompanies U.S. President Barack Obama (R) to view an honour guard during a welcoming ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People on November 12, 2014 in Beijing, China. U.S. President Barack Obama pays a state visit to China after attending the 22nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting.  (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images)
BEIJING, CHINA - NOVEMBER 12: Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) accompanies U.S. President Barack Obama (R) to view an honour guard during a welcoming ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People on November 12, 2014 in Beijing, China. U.S. President Barack Obama pays a state visit to China after attending the 22nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH - AUGUST 06:  Republican presidential candidates (L-R) Ben Carson, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and Donald Trump participate in the first prime-time presidential debate hosted by FOX News and Facebook at the Quicken Loans Arena August 6, 2015 in Cleveland, Ohio. The top-ten GOP candidates were selected to participate in the debate based on their rank in an average of the five most recent national political polls.  (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH - AUGUST 06: Republican presidential candidates (L-R) Ben Carson, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and Donald Trump participate in the first prime-time presidential debate hosted by FOX News and Facebook at the Quicken Loans Arena August 6, 2015 in Cleveland, Ohio. The top-ten GOP candidates were selected to participate in the debate based on their rank in an average of the five most recent national political polls. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA:  Photo shows the Petronas Twin Towers amongst the skyline of Kuala Lumpur 12 April 2005. A prolonged downturn in the global semiconductor industry, high oil prices and rising interest rates could push economic growth to as low as five percent this year, said Malaysia's central bank.  AFP PHOTO / Jimin LAI  (Photo credit should read JIMIN LAI/AFP/Getty Images)
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA: Photo shows the Petronas Twin Towers amongst the skyline of Kuala Lumpur 12 April 2005. A prolonged downturn in the global semiconductor industry, high oil prices and rising interest rates could push economic growth to as low as five percent this year, said Malaysia's central bank. AFP PHOTO / Jimin LAI (Photo credit should read JIMIN LAI/AFP/Getty Images)