U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick gestures as he answers questions during a news conference. U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick gestures as he answers questions during a news conference at the U.S. Embassy in Singapore May 10, 2005. Zoellick is on a 10-day Southeast Asian tour that will also bring him to Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines. REUTERS/Luis Enrique Ascui