U.S. Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns (C) shakes hands with India's Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon while U.S. Ambassador to India David C. Mulford (R) watches before their meeting in New Delhi June 1, 2007. Burns arrived on Thursday for a three-day visit for talks on a landmark but controversial nuclear energy deal. REUTERS/B Mathur (INDIA) 

U.S. Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns (R) shakes hands with India's Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon before their meeting in New Delhi June 1, 2007. Burns arrived on Thursday for a three-day visit for talks on a landmark but controversial nuclear energy deal. REUTERS/B Mathur (INDIA) 

U.S. Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns (R) shakes hands with India's Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon before their meeting in New Delhi June 1, 2007. Burns arrived on Thursday for a three-day visit for talks on a landmark but controversial nuclear energy deal. REUTERS/B Mathur (INDIA) 

U.S. Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns smiles before his meeting with India's Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon in New Delhi June 1, 2007. Burns arrived on Thursday for a three-day visit for talks on a landmark but controversial nuclear energy deal. REUTERS/B Mathur (INDIA) 

U.S. Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns gestures as he walks back after his meeting with India's Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon in New Delhi May 31, 2007. India and the United States are close to sewing up a landmark but controversial nuclear energy deal although some hard work needs to be done to bridge major differences, a top U.S. official said on Thursday. REUTERS/B Mathur (INDIA) 

U.S. Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns (L) and U.S. Ambassador to India David C. Mulford walk back after their meeting with India's Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon in New Delhi May 31, 2007. India and the United States are close to sewing up a landmark but controversial nuclear energy deal although some hard work needs to be done to bridge major differences, a top U.S. official said on Thursday. REUTERS/B Mathur (INDIA) 

U.S. Undersecretary of States Nicholas Burns (R) shakes hands with Croatia's Prime Minister Ivo Sanader during their meeting in Zagreb May 11, 2007. REUTERS/Davor Kovacevic (CROATIA) 

U.S. Under Secretary for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns attends a meeting with Argentina's Cabinet Chief Alberto Fernandez (not pictured) at the Casa Rosada Presidential Palace in Buenos Aires February 9, 2007. Burns is in Argentina for a two-day official visit. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci (ARGENTINA) 

U.S.Undersecretary for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns (L) is greeted by Brazil's Foreign Minister Celso Amorim as he arrives at Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia February 7, 2007. REUTERS/Jamil Bittar (BRAZIL) 

U.S.Undersecretary for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns (L) talks with Brazil's Foreign Minister Celso Amorim at Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia, February 7, 2007. REUTERS/Jamil Bittar (BRAZIL) 

U.S.Undersecretary for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns looks at the gallery of portraits of past foreign ministers inside Itamaraty Palace as he waits to meet with Brazilian authorities, in Brasilia, February 7, 2007. REUTERS/Jamil Bittar (BRAZIL) 

U.S.Undersecretary for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns arrives at Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia, February 7, 2007.REUTERS/Jamil Bittar (BRAZIL) 

U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the mausoleum of Ataturk, founder of modern Turkey, in Ankara January 19, 2007. REUTERS/Umit Bektas (TURKEY) 

U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns addresses the media after a meeting with Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, January 18, 2007. REUTERS/Umit Bektas (TURKEY) 

U.S. Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns gestures during a discussion in Berlin in this September 8, 2006 file photo. Europe, Russia and China should follow the U.S. lead and take other measures beyond recently enacted U.N. sanctions to pressure Iran to abandon its nuclear program, including curbing arms sales and trade credits, Burns said on January 13, 2007. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/Files (GERMANY) 

U.S. Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns speaks during a news conference in New Delhi December 7, 2006. The U.S. administration is optimistic a landmark civil nuclear cooperation deal with India will be passed by Congress this week in a form acceptable to both governments, Burn said on Thursday. REUTERS/B Mathur (INDIA) 

India's Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon (L) speaks during a news conference as U.S. Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns watches in New Delhi December 7, 2006. The U.S. administration is optimistic a landmark civil nuclear cooperation deal with India will be passed by Congress this week in a form acceptable to both governments, a senior official said on Thursday. REUTERS/B Mathur (INDIA) 

U.S. Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns (C) speaks during a news conference as India's Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon and U.S. Ambassador to India David C. Mulford (L) watch in New Delhi December 7, 2006. The U.S. administration is optimistic a landmark civil nuclear cooperation deal with India will be passed by Congress this week in a form acceptable to both governments, a senior official said on Thursday. REUTERS/B Mathur (INDIA) 

U.S. Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns (L) speaks during a news conference as India's Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon watches in New Delhi December 7, 2006. The U.S. administration is optimistic a landmark civil nuclear cooperation deal with India will be passed by Congress this week in a form acceptable to both governments, a senior official said on Thursday. REUTERS/B Mathur (INDIA) 

U.S. Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns speaks during a news conference in New Delhi December 7, 2006. The U.S. administration is optimistic a landmark civil nuclear cooperation deal with India will be passed by Congress this week in a form acceptable to both governments, a senior official said on Thursday. REUTERS/B Mathur (INDIA) 

U.S. Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns speaks during a news conference in New Delhi December 7, 2006. The U.S. administration is optimistic a landmark civil nuclear cooperation deal with India will be passed by Congress this week in a form acceptable to both governments, a senior official said on Thursday. REUTERS/B Mathur (INDIA) 

U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns briefs the media during the 14th Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Ministerial Council in Brussels December 5, 2006. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM) 

OSCE Chairman-in-office, Belgium's Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht (L) welcomes U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns at the start of the 14th Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Ministerial Council in Brussels December 4, 2006. REUTERS/Thierry Roge (BELGIUM) 

U.S. Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns (L) speaks to China's Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing (R) during their meeting at the Diaoyutai government guest house in Beijing November 8, 2006. A meeting between U.S. President George W. Bush and his Chinese counterpart, Hu Jintao, next week will help lay the groundwork for six-party talks on dismantling North Korea's nuclear weapons, Burns said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Elizabeth Dalziel/POOL (CHINA) 

U.S. Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns (L) speaks to China's Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing (R) during their meeting at the Diaoyutai government guest house in Beijing November 8, 2006. A meeting between U.S. President George W. Bush and his Chinese counterpart, Hu Jintao, next week will help lay the groundwork for six-party talks on dismantling North Korea's nuclear weapons, Burns said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Elizabeth Dalziel/POOL (CHINA) 

U.S. Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns (L) speaks to China' Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing (R) during their meeting at the Diaoyutai government guest house in Beijing November 8, 2006. A meeting between U.S. President George W. Bush and his Chinese counterpart, Hu Jintao, next week will help lay the groundwork for six-party talks on dismantling North Korea's nuclear weapons, Burns said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Elizabeth Dalziel/POOL (CHINA) 

South Korean Foreign Minister and United Nations Secretary-General designate Ban Ki-moon (R) greets U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns at Ban's office in Seoul November 7, 2006. REUTERS/You Sung-Ho (SOUTH KOREA) 

U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns (R) shakes the hand of his South Korean counterpart Yu Myung-hwan during their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, November 7, 2006. They met to prepare for nuclear disarmament talks with North Korea and discuss enforcing sanctions against the communist regime for its atomic weapons test. REUTERS/Ahn Young-joon/Pool 

U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns (L) is escorted by his South Korean counterpart Yu Myung-hwan during their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, November 7, 2006. They met to prepare for nuclear disarmament talks with North Korea and discuss enforcing sanctions against the communist regime for its atomic weapons test. REUTERS/Ahn Young-joon/Pool 

Protesters chant slogans at an anti-U.S. protest in front of foreign ministry headquarters in Seoul November 7, 2006, where Nicholas Burns, U.S. undersecretary of state for political affairs was meeting South Korean officials to coordinate measures to execute U.N. Security Council sanctions against North Korea. A sign on left reads,"Stop Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI), sanctions against North Korea, which will bring war". REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) 

Protesters shout slogans at an anti-U.S. protest in front of foreign ministry headquarters in Seoul November 7, 2006, where Nicholas Burns, U.S. undersecretary of state for political affairs, was meeting South Korean officials to coordinate measures to execute U.N. Security Council sanctions against North Korea. A sign on left reads,"Stop Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI), sanctions against North Korea, which will bring war". REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) 

U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns (R) and Undersecretary for Arms Control and International Security Robert Joseph (C) meet with Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso at the latter's office in Tokyo November 6, 2006. REUTERS/Toshiyuki Aizawa (JAPAN) 

U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns (R) and Undersecretary for Arms Control and International Security Robert Joseph (L) speak to reporters after talks with Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso at the foreign office in Tokyo November 6, 2006. REUTERS/Toshiyuki Aizawa (JAPAN) 

U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns (R) and Undersecretary for Arms Control and International Security Robert Joseph (L) speak to reporters after talks with Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso at the foreign office in Tokyo November 6, 2006. REUTERS/Toshiyuki Aizawa (JAPAN) 

U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns (R) and Undersecretary for Arms Control and International Security Robert Joseph (C) speak to reporters after talks with Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso at the foreign office in Tokyo November 6, 2006. REUTERS/Toshiyuki Aizawa (JAPAN) 

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso talks to reporters after meeting with U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns and Undersecretary for Arms Control and International Security Robert Joseph at his office in Tokyo November 6, 2006. REUTERS/Toshiyuki Aizawa (JAPAN) 

U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns (R) speaks to Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso at the latter's office in Tokyo November 6, 2006. REUTERS/Toshiyuki Aizawa (JAPAN) 

U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns (C) and Undersecretary for Arms Control and International Security Robert Joseph (R) speak with Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso at the latter's office in Tokyo November 6, 2006. REUTERS/Toshiyuki Aizawa (JAPAN) 

U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns (R) and Undersecretary for Arms Control and International Security Robert Joseph (C) meet with Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso at the latter's office in Tokyo November 6, 2006. REUTERS/Toshiyuki Aizawa (JAPAN) 

U.S. Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns (R) shakes hands with Colombian President Alvaro Uribe at the presidential Palace in Bogota October 25, 2006. EDITORIAL USE ONLY REUTERS/Presidencia/Handout (COLOMBIA) 

U.S. Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns gestures during a Reuters interview in Bogota October 24, 2006. Burns said Colombia should to do more about human rights and drug trafficking issues. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz (COLOMBIA) 

U.S. Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns gestures during a Reuters interview in Bogota October 24, 2006. Burns said Colombia should to do more about human rights and drug trafficking issues. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz (COLOMBIA) 

U.S. Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns shakes hands with Colombian Foreign Minister Maria Consuelo Araujo at San Carlos Palace in Bogota October 24, 2006. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz (COLOMBIA) 

U.S. Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns (R) arrives at a news conference followed by U.S. Ambassador in Colombia William Wood in Bogota, Colombia October 24, 2006. Burns said the United States government will continue supporting Colombia's war against drugs and terrorism. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz (COLOMBIA) 

U.S. Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns talks to the media in Bogota, Colombia October 24, 2006. Burns said the United States government will continue supporting Colombia's war against drugs and terrorism. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz (COLOMBIA) 

U.S. Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice (L), smiles after making a statement during a Kosovo Contact Group meeting as Under Secretary for Political Affairs, R. Nicholas Burns (R), listens during the 61st United Nations General Assembly in New York, September 20, 2006. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES) 

U.S. Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns listens to questions during a discussion in Berlin September 8, 2006. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (GERMANY) 

U.S. Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns gestures during a discussion in Berlin September 8, 2006. The United States wants the U.N. Security Council to begin talks next week on a draft resolution that sets out sanctions against Iran for its nuclear activities, Burns said on Friday. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (GERMANY) 

U.S. Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns gestures during a discussion in Berlin September 8, 2006. The United States wants the U.N. Security Council to begin talks next week on a draft resolution that sets out sanctions against Iran for its nuclear activities, Burns said on Friday. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (GERMANY) 

U.S. Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns gestures during a discussion in Berlin September 8, 2006. The United States wants the U.N. Security Council to begin talks next week on a draft resolution that sets out sanctions against Iran for its nuclear activities, Burns said on Friday. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (GERMANY) 

U.S. Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns gestures during a discussion in Berlin September 8, 2006. The United States wants the U.N. Security Council to begin talks next week on a draft resolution that sets out sanctions against Iran for its nuclear activities, Burns said on Friday. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (GERMANY) 

U.S. Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns gestures during a discussion in Berlin September 8, 2006. The United States wants the U.N. Security Council to begin talks next week on a draft resolution that sets out sanctions against Iran for its nuclear activities, Burns said on Friday. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (GERMANY) 

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Dr. Nicholas Bartha is brought out of a collapsed building in New York on July 10, 2006. Bartha, who lived alone in the building, was pulled from the center of the rubble and hospitalized with severe burns. Local media reports state that Bartha, the owner of the building, may have caused the collapse in a bid to avoid turning over the building to his wife, who he is battling in divorce court. REUTERS/Chip East (UNITED STATES) 

A man, identified by local media reports as Dr. Nicholas Bartha, is brought out of a collapsed building in New York July 10, 2006. Bartha, who lived alone in the building, was pulled from the center of the rubble and hospitalized with severe burns. Local media reports state that Bartha, the owner of the building, may have caused the collapse in a bid to avoid turning over the building to his wife, who he is battling in divorce court. REUTERS/Chip East (UNITED STATES) 

A man, identified by local media reports as Dr. Nicholas Bartha, is brought out of a collapsed building in New York July 10, 2006. Bartha, who lived alone in the building, was pulled from the center of the rubble and hospitalized with severe burns. Local media reports state that Bartha, the owner of the building, may have caused the collapse in a bid to avoid turning over the building to his wife, who he is battling in divorce court. REUTERS/Chip East (UNITED STATES) 

A man, identified by local media reports as Dr. Nicholas Bartha, is brought out of a collapsed building in New York July 10, 2006. Bartha, who lived alone in the building, was pulled from the center of the rubble and hospitalized with severe burns. Local media reports state that Bartha, the owner of the building, may have caused the collapse in a bid to avoid turning over the building to his wife, who he is battling in divorce court. REUTERS/Chip East (UNITED STATES) 

New York City firefighters battle a waterfront warehouse fire in Brooklyn, New York, May 2, 2006. The blaze, which had reached nine-alarm status and engulfed several buildings and wharfs along the East River, could be seen for miles. [Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta called it the largest fire in the city in more than a decade, excluding the World Trade Center attack.] 

A New York City fireman battles a fire at a waterfront warehouse in Brooklyn, New York, May 2, 2006. The blaze, which had reached eight-alarm status and engulfed several buildings and wharfs along the East River, could be seen for miles. Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta called it the largest fire in the city in more than a decade, excluding the World Trade Center attack. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid 

Nicholas Burns, U.S. undersecretary of state, departs after a meeting of the UN Security Council's five veto-holding countries and Germany, to discuss Iran, at the British diplomatic mission to the UN, near the United Nations headquarters in New York, March 20, 2006. Six senior foreign affairs officials from the U.N. Security Council powers and Germany on Monday tried to devise a future strategy on Iran's nuclear aims as Tehran vowed to resists efforts to undermine its plans. The session comes after the Council has struggled for nearly two weeks to issue a statement telling Iran to stop making uranium-enrichment efforts the west believes are a cover for bomb-making. REUTERS/Chip East 

Nicholas Burns, U.S. undersecretary of state, departs after a meeting of the UN Security Council's five veto-holding countries and Germany, to discuss Iran, at the British diplomatic mission to the UN, near the United Nations headquarters in New York, March 20, 2006. Six senior foreign affairs officials from the U.N. Security Council powers and Germany on Monday tried to devise a future strategy on Iran's nuclear aims as Tehran vowed to resists efforts to undermine its plans. The session comes after the Council has struggled for nearly two weeks to issue a statement telling Iran to stop making uranium-enrichment efforts the west believes are a cover for bomb-making. REUTERS/Chip East