Secretary-General Kofi Annan (left) with Clare Short, Secretary of International Development of the United Kingdom, at Lancaster House in London. (UN Photo ESD292)

Secretary-General Kofi Annan with Tony Blair (right), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, at 10 Downing Street. (UN Photo ESD293)

Secretary-General Kofi Annan (left) with Edward George, Governor of the Bank of England, for the "Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Lecture on AIDS", held at the Bank of England. (UN Photo ESD297)

Wide shot of Secretary-General Kofi Annan (at podium) delivering the inaugural speech at the "Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Lecture on AIDS", held at the Bank of England. Pictured with him are Professor Michael Adler, Chairman of the National AIDS Trust, and Derek Bodell (right), Director of the Trust. (UN Photo ESD298)

Secretary-General Kofi Annan (at podium) delivering the inaugural speech at the "Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Lecture on AIDS", held at the Bank of England. Also pictured is Professor Michael Adler, Chairman of the National AIDS Trust. (UN Photo ESD299)

Secretary-General Kofi Annan with Robin Cook (left), Foreign Minister of the United Kingdom, at 1 Carlton Gardens. (UN Photo ESD301)

Secretary-General Kofi Annan with George Robertson (left), Secretary of State for Defence of the United Kingdom, in his office at the Ministry of Defence. (UN Photo ESD302)