Aline Chretien (R), wife of Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien, leans in to get a kiss on the cheek from Haiti's First Lady Geri Benoit-Preval (L), after the signing of the Ottawa declaration at the closing of the Ninth Conference of Spouses of Heads of State and Government of the Americas at the National Art Gallery in Ottawa, October 1. The summit brings together 31 spouses or other represenatitives to discuss early childhood and women's health issues.

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