49th Munich Security Conference

MUNICH, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 01: From left to right: German Economy Minister and Vice Chancellor Philipp Roesler, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, U.S. Senator Sam Nunn, and German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle talking during the Reception on the occasion of the award of the large Bundesverdienstkreuz with Star of the Federal Republic of Germany to U.S. Senator Sam Nunn on day 1 of the 49th Munich Security Conference at Hotel Bayerischer Hof on February 1, 2013 in Munich, Germany. The Munich Security Conference brings together senior figures from around the world to engage in an intensive debate on current and future security challenges and remains the most important independent forum for the exchange of views by international security policy decision-makers. (Photo by Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty Images)