 | U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill waves from a car as he leaves for a tenth day of talks on the North Korean nuclear issue, in Beijing Thursday Aug. 4, 2005. China was struggling to persuade its ally North Korea to agree to a statement meant to lay the foundation for nuclear disarmament as the protracted round of negotiations entered their tenth day on Thursday. click to open  |
 | U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill, center, walks through his hotel lobby before leaving for a tenth day of talks on the North Korean nuclear issue, in Beijing Thursday Aug. 4, 2005. China was struggling to persuade its ally North Korea to agree to a statement meant to lay the foundation for nuclear disarmament as the protracted round of negotiations entered their tenth day on Thursday. click to open |
 | U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill, right, speaks to journalists before leaving for a tenth day of talks on the North Korean nuclear issue, in Beijing Thursday Aug. 4, 2005. China was struggling to persuade its ally North Korea to agree to a statement meant to lay the foundation for nuclear disarmament as the protracted round of negotiations entered their tenth day on Thursday. click to open |
 | U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill talks to journalists in his hotel in Beijing early Wednesday Aug. 3, 2005. Hill said Tuesday that talks on North Korea's nuclear program were nearing their conclusion, possibly within days, with the delegates from six countries set to submit final comments Wednesday on a draft proposed by host China for a statement of principles to guide future arms negotiations. click to open |
 | U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill talks to journalists in his hotel in Beijing early Wednesday Aug. 3, 2005. Hill said Tuesday that talks on North Korea's nuclear program were nearing their conclusion, possibly within days, with the delegates from six countries set to submit final comments Wednesday on a draft proposed by host China for a statement of principles to guide future arms negotiations. click to open |
 | U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill walks through his hotel before a ninth day of six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear program, in Beijing early Wednesday Aug. 3, 2005. Hill said Tuesday that the talks were nearing their conclusion, possibly within days, with the delegates from six countries set to submit final comments Wednesday on a draft proposed by host China for a statement of principles to guide future arms negotiations. click to open |
 | U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill meets with the press before the six-party talks on the North Korean nuclear issue, in Beijing Saturday July 30, 2005. click to open |
 | U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill, shakes hands with Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Dai Bingguo after his arrival for lunch during talks aimed at getting North Korea to give up nuclear weapons, in Beijing on Thursday, July 28, 2005. China hosted the lunch in an apparent effort to maintain a cordial tone during the often-strained atmosphere. click to open |
 | U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Christopher Hill, 2nd left, chats with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Alexeyev, 2nd right, before a banquet to the negotiators for the six-party talks held by Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Dai Bingguo, right, at Diaoyutai State Guesthouseon Thursday July 28, 2005 in Beijing, China. China said the 'atmosphere has improved' following the resumption of North Korean nuclear talks adding that relations between key players the United States and Pyongyang were also better. AP click to open |
 | U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Christopher Hill talks to the media after arriving in Beijing July 24, 2005. Hill arrived in Beijing ahead of talks involving North Korea, South Korea, China, Russia and Japan starting on Tuesday. click to open |
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