NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 18: U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Zalmay Khalilzad speaks during the United Nations Security Council meeting concerning the independence of Kosovo at the United Nations Headquarters February 18, 2008 in New York City. Kosovo declared itself a nation February 17, amidst bitter protest from Serbia and Russia, but with the backing of the United States. The Kosovo province has been under United Nations occupation since NATO forces drove the Serbian military and government out in 1999. (Photo by Daniel Barry/Getty Images)
