Secretary General Kofi Annan speaks with the President of the 59th Session of the UN General Assembly Jean Ping in New York. United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan (C) speaks with the President of the 59th Session of the UN General Assembly Jean Ping (R) at the United Nations Headquarters in New York August 31, 2005. Annan cut his vacation short and returned to the United Nations today, in part to join last-minute talks concerning the reforming of the United Nations. REUTERS/Seth Wenig