John Kordek, former U.S. Ambassador to Botswana, meeting Pope John Paul II at the Vatican with a diplomatic delegation.

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John Kordek, former U.S. Ambassador to Botswana, with former President Ronald Reagan.

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John Kordek, former U.S. Ambassador to Botswana, meets with a diplomatic delegation in the Oval Office with former President George H.W. Bush.

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Lebanese Muslim protesters burn the American and Israeli flags Thursday during a protest about a film ridiculing Islam's Prophet Muhammad, in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon.

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An Egyptian protester rests during clashes near the U.S. embassy in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. Protesters clashed with police near the U.S. Embassy in Cairo for the third day in a row. Egypt's Islamist President Mohammed Morsi vowed to protect foreign embassies in Cairo, where police were using tear gas to disperse protesters at the U.S. mission. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Egyptian protesters clash with riot police near the U.S. embassy in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. Protesters clashed with police near the U.S. Embassy in Cairo for the third day in a row. Egypt's Islamist President Mohammed Morsi vowed to protect foreign embassies in Cairo, where police were using tear gas to disperse protesters at the U.S. mission. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)