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Protests in Egypt

CAIRO, Egypt - Former International Atomic Energy Agency Director General and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mohamed ElBaradei answers reporters' questions as he arrives at Cairo airport in Egypt on Jan. 27, 2011.

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IAEA formally approves Japan's Amano as next director general

VIENNA, Austria - The International Atomic Energy Agency formally approved the appointment of Yukiya Amano from Japan (file photo) as the next chief of the U.N. nuclear watchdog in an annual general meeting on Sept. 14. He will assume the post in December, when incumbent IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei leaves office after holding the post for 12 years.

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ElBaradei calls N. Korea nuke standoff lesson in 'mismanagement'

BEIJING, China - Mohamed ElBaradei, director general of the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency, responds to questions from reporters at a news conference in Beijing on April 20. He said the many setbacks the international community has faced in its many years of dealing with the North Korean nuclear issue are a result of ''mismanagement.''

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IAEA head optimistic about mission to monitor N. Korea nuke shutdown

SEOUL, South Korea - Mohamed ElBaradei (L), head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Song Min Soon are in talks in Seoul on July 12.

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IAEA head optimistic about mission to monitor N. Korea nuke shutdown

SEOUL, South Korea - Mohamed ElBaradei (R), head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Song Min Soon shake hands at the start of their meeting in Seoul on July 12.

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IAEA optimistic about mission to monitor N. Korea nuke shutdown

SEOUL, South Korea - Mohamed ElBaradei, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, tells reporters in Seoul on July 12 that he is optimistic about the U.N. nuclear watchdog's mission to verify the shutdown of North Korea's nuclear facilities under a nuclear disarmament deal.

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ElBaradei calls for peaceful use of nuclear power

SEOUL, South Korea - Mohamed ElBaradei (at the rostrum), head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, calls for peaceful use of nuclear power at an international conference held in Seoul on July 12 in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the technical cooperation between IAEA and South Korea.

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IAEA chief ElBaradei meets with S. Korean Pres. Roh

SEOUL, South Korea - Mohamed ElBaradei (L), director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, talks with South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on July 11.

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IAEA chief ElBaradei meets with S. Korean Pres. Roh

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun (L) and Mohamed ElBaradei, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, shake hands at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on July 11 prior to their talks.

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IAEA chief says nuke inspectors will arrive in N. Korea on Sat.

INCHEON, South Korea - International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei arrives at Incheon International Airport near Seoul on July 11. He said IAEA nuclear inspectors will arrive in North Korea on July 14 to verify the shutdown and sealing of the country's key nuclear facilities under a nuclear disarmament deal.

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Hill confident N. Korea to fulfill promise

BEIJING, China - Top U.S. nuclear negotiator Christopher Hill (R) tells reporters in Beijing on March 16 that he feels confident North Korea will take initial steps toward denuclearization as promised in a February accord, after discussing the issue with International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei together with Japanese and South Korean diplomats.

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IAEA chief heads to N. Korea for nuke talks

BEIJING, China - International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Mohamed ElBaradei (C) boards a chartered plane in at Beijing's international airport on March 13 to head for Pyongyang. ElBaradei is expected to hold talks with North Korean officials over initial steps for ending Pyongyang's nuclear programs.

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IAEA chief hopes to agree on return of inspectors to Pyongyang

BEIJING, China - International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Mohamed ElBaradei speaks to reporters after arriving at Beijing's international airport on March 12 ahead of his trip to Pyongyang.

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IAEA's ElBaradei calls for flexibility at N. Korea nuke talks

TOKYO, Japan - International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Mohamed ElBaradei speaks at a news conference at Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Dec. 1.

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IAEA chief ElBaradei talks with Foreign Minister Aso

TOKYO, Japan - Mohamed ElBaradei (R), director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso shake hands in Tokyo on Nov. 30 prior to their talks.

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IAEA chief says Iran's full transparency is 'still essential'

VIENNA, Austria - The International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Mohamed ElBaradei (in file photo) said on Feb. 27 that Iran's full transparency on its nuclear activities is ''still essential.'' ElBaradei expressed the view in a report on Iran's nuclear program he presented to the IAEA's 35-nation board, pressing Tehran to disclose more information about its nuclear activities.

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IAEA chief voices concern over N. Korea's nuke declaration

VIENNA, Austria - Mohamed ElBaradei (file photo), director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, expresses serious concerns over North Korea's announcement earlier this month that it possesses nuclear weapons when he addressed the IAEA Board of Governors meeting in Vienna on Feb. 28.

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ElBaradei urges int'l community to heed IAEA views

TOKYO, Japan - International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Mohamed ElBaradei speaks at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Oct 8. He urged the international community to heed the views of his group more carefully, implying that the United States should not have been so hasty in launching a war on Iraq last year.

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IAEA chief ElBaradei speaks at U.N. University in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Mohamed ElBaradei delivers a speech at the United Nations University in Tokyo on Oct. 8.

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IAEA chief ElBaradei in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Mohamed ElBaradei (R) shakes hands with Nariaki Nakayama, minister of education, culture, sports, science and technology, in Tokyo on Oct. 7. ElBaradei voiced hope that the North Korean nuclear issue will be settled through dialogue.

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IAEA's ElBaradei calls for resumption of 6-way talks

SEOUL, South Korea - International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Mohamed ElBaradei delivers a speech at the Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs at a hotel in Seoul on Oct. 6. ElBaradei called for a resumption of six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear ambitions.

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Blix presents report on inspections in Iraq

NEW YORK, United States - Chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix presents his report on inspections in Iraq at the Security Council on Feb. 14. On his left is Mohamed ElBaradei, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

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Kawaguchi holds talks with ElBaradei

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (R) shakes hands with Mohamed ElBaradei, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, at her ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 9 prior to their talks.

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IAEA head speaks on Iraq, N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Mohamed ElBaradei, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), speaks at a press conference at Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Dec. 9. ElBaradei described Iraq and North Korea as ''two serious cases of noncompliance on nonproliferation.''

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IAEA chief ElBaradei in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Mohamed ElBaradei (R) shakes hands with Nariaki Nakayama, minister of education, culture, sports, science and technology, in Tokyo on Oct. 7. ElBaradei voiced hope that the North Korean nuclear issue will be settled through dialogue. (Kyodo)

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IAEA chief ElBaradei speaks at U.N. University in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Mohamed ElBaradei delivers a speech at the United Nations University in Tokyo on Oct. 8. (Kyodo)

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ElBaradei urges int'l community to heed IAEA views

TOKYO, Japan - International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Mohamed ElBaradei speaks at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Oct 8. He urged the international community to heed the views of his group more carefully, implying that the United States should not have been so hasty in launching a war on Iraq last year. (Kyodo)

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IAEA chief voices concern over N. Korea's nuke declaration

VIENNA, Austria - Mohamed ElBaradei (file photo), director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, expresses serious concerns over North Korea's announcement earlier this month that it possesses nuclear weapons when he addressed the IAEA Board of Governors meeting in Vienna on Feb. 28. (Kyodo)

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IAEA chief says Iran's full transparency is 'still essential'

VIENNA, Austria - The International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Mohamed ElBaradei (in file photo) said on Feb. 27 that Iran's full transparency on its nuclear activities is ''still essential.'' ElBaradei expressed the view in a report on Iran's nuclear program he presented to the IAEA's 35-nation board, pressing Tehran to disclose more information about its nuclear activities. (Kyodo)

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IAEA chief ElBaradei talks with Foreign Minister Aso

TOKYO, Japan - Mohamed ElBaradei (R), director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso shake hands in Tokyo on Nov. 30 prior to their talks. (Kyodo)

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IAEA head optimistic about mission to monitor N. Korea nuke shut

SEOUL, South Korea - Mohamed ElBaradei (R), head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Song Min Soon shake hands at the start of their meeting in Seoul on July 12. (Kyodo)

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IAEA head optimistic about mission to monitor N. Korea nuke shut

SEOUL, South Korea - Mohamed ElBaradei (L), head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Song Min Soon are in talks in Seoul on July 12. (Kyodo)

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ElBaradei calls for peaceful use of nuclear power

SEOUL, South Korea - Mohamed ElBaradei (at the rostrum), head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, calls for peaceful use of nuclear power at an international conference held in Seoul on July 12 in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the technical cooperation between IAEA and South Korea. (Kyodo)

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IAEA optimistic about mission to monitor N. Korea nuke shutdown

SEOUL, South Korea - Mohamed ElBaradei, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, tells reporters in Seoul on July 12 that he is optimistic about the U.N. nuclear watchdog's mission to verify the shutdown of North Korea's nuclear facilities under a nuclear disarmament deal. (Kyodo)

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IAEA chief ElBaradei meets with S. Korean Pres. Roh

SEOUL, South Korea - Mohamed ElBaradei (L), director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, talks with South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on July 11. (Kyodo)

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IAEA chief ElBaradei meets with S. Korean Pres. Roh

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun (L) and Mohamed ElBaradei, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, shake hands at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on July 11 prior to their talks. (Kyodo)

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IAEA chief says nuke inspectors will arrive in N. Korea on Sat.

INCHEON, South Korea - International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei arrives at Incheon International Airport near Seoul on July 11. He said IAEA nuclear inspectors will arrive in North Korea on July 14 to verify the shutdown and sealing of the country's key nuclear facilities under a nuclear disarmament deal. (Kyodo)

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ElBaradei calls N. Korea nuke standoff lesson in 'mismanagement'

BEIJING, China - Mohamed ElBaradei, director general of the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency, responds to questions from reporters at a news conference in Beijing on April 20. He said the many setbacks the international community has faced in its many years of dealing with the North Korean nuclear issue are a result of ''mismanagement.'' (Kyodo)

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Hill confident N. Korea to fulfill promise

BEIJING, China - Top U.S. nuclear negotiator Christopher Hill (R) tells reporters in Beijing on March 16 that he feels confident North Korea will take initial steps toward denuclearization as promised in a February accord, after discussing the issue with International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei together with Japanese and South Korean diplomats. (Kyodo)

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IAEA chief heads to N. Korea for nuke talks

BEIJING, China - International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Mohamed ElBaradei (C) boards a chartered plane in at Beijing's international airport on March 13 to head for Pyongyang. ElBaradei is expected to hold talks with North Korean officials over initial steps for ending Pyongyang's nuclear programs. (Kyodo)

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IAEA chief hopes to agree on return of inspectors to Pyongyang

BEIJING, China - International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Mohamed ElBaradei speaks to reporters after arriving at Beijing's international airport on March 12 ahead of his trip to Pyongyang. (Kyodo)

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IAEA's ElBaradei calls for flexibility at N. Korea nuke talks

TOKYO, Japan - International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Mohamed ElBaradei speaks at a news conference at Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Dec. 1. (Kyodo)

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Blix presents report on inspections in Iraq

NEW YORK, United States - Chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix presents his report on inspections in Iraq at the Security Council on Feb. 14. On his left is Mohamed ElBaradei, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency. (Kyodo)

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Protests in Egypt

CAIRO, Egypt - Former International Atomic Energy Agency Director General and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mohamed ElBaradei answers reporters' questions as he arrives at Cairo airport in Egypt on Jan. 27, 2011. (Kyodo)

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IAEA formally approves Japan's Amano as next director general

VIENNA, Austria - The International Atomic Energy Agency formally approved the appointment of Yukiya Amano from Japan (file photo) as the next chief of the U.N. nuclear watchdog in an annual general meeting on Sept. 14. He will assume the post in December, when incumbent IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei leaves office after holding the post for 12 years. (Kyodo)

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Kawaguchi holds talks with ElBaradei

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (R) shakes hands with Mohamed ElBaradei, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, at her ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 9 prior to their talks. (Kyodo)

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IAEA head speaks on Iraq, N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Mohamed ElBaradei, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), speaks at a press conference at Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Dec. 9. ElBaradei described Iraq and North Korea as ''two serious cases of noncompliance on nonproliferation.'' (Kyodo)