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12 May 2009
Pelosi, Holt Meet With British Prime Minister Gordon Brown

Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Congressman Rush Holt of New Jersey returned today from an official visit abroad that began Thursday in Jordan and continued on to Qatar, Iraq and the United Kingdom.

This morning in London, Pelosi and Holt met with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown to discuss the international economic crisis, climate change, trade and the United Kingdom's participation in the multinational force in Afghanistan.

This weekend, Pelosi and Holt also met with King Abdullah and Queen Rania of Jordan, the Emir and Sheikha of Jordan, and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki of Iraq, among other leaders.

On Monday evening, the Speaker joined the Prince of Wales at a dinner commemorating the Turquoise Mountain Foundation, an organization founded jointly by Prince Charles and Afghan President Hamid Karzai aimed at preserving Afghanistan's rich architectural and cultural heritage for future generations.

A senior Member of the Intelligence Committee, Congressman Holt is the Chairman of the Select Intelligence Oversight Panel, which was created at the start of the 110th Congress in January 2007.

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