French president Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni are greeted by US president, Barack Obama, and his wife Michelle as they arrive for a welcome ceremony at the Phipps ConservatoryPhotograph: Matthew Cavanaugh/EPAFrench first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and Christina Rodriguez attend a meeting on Aids at the UN headquarters in New YorkPhotograph: Eric Feferberg/AFP/Getty ImagesBarack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama greet Gordon Brown and his wife Sarah at the Phipps ConservatoryPhotograph: John Moore/Getty Images
Gordon Brown's wife, Sarah, speaks with president of Chile, Michelle Bachelet at the "Investing in Our Common Future: Healthy Women, Healthy Children" meeting as she talks with world leaders during the 64th UN general assemblyPhotograph: Hiroko Masuike/Getty ImagesSome of the G20 leaders' wives also attended a women's dinner in New York. Wendy Murdoch, Sarah Brown, Queen Rania of Jordan, Nicole Kidman, Liya Kebede and Indra Nooyi went to the Important Dinner for Women 4 Photograph: Jennifer Graylock/APBarack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama welcome South African president Jacob Zuma and his wife Nompumelelo Ntuli to the G20 dinner at the Phipps ConservatoryPhotograph: Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty ImagesCanada's prime minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen arrive at the Phipps ConservatoryPhotograph: Chris Wattie/ReutersIndia's prime minister Manmohan Singh and his wife Gursharan Kaur pose with Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama as they arrive at the Phipps ConservatoryPhotograph: Chris Wattie/ReutersRussian president Dmitry Medvedev and wife Svetlana Medvedeva arrive at the Phipps ConservatoryPhotograph: Jim Young/ReutersMiyuki Hatoyama, the wife of Japanese prime minister Yukio Hatoyama applauds while watching her husband's speech at the UN general assemblyPhotograph: AFP/Getty ImagesBarack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama welcome South Korean president Lee Myung-bak and his wife Kim Yoon-okPhotograph: Charles Dharapak/APUS first lady Michelle Obama with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's wife Soon-Taek during the 64th general assembly at the UN in New YorkPhotograph: Don Emmert/AFP/Getty ImagesUN secretary general Ban Ki-Moon and his wife Yoo Soon-Taek arrive for a welcome ceremony at the Phipps Conservatory Photograph: Shawn Thew/EPA
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