WASHINGTON, : Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak (R) with his foreign minister, Ahmed Maher (2R), intelligence chief Omar Soliman (2L), and Ambassador to the US Nabil Fahmy (L) laugh at the start of their meeting with a delegation from the US Senate at the Blair House 06 June 2002 in Washington, DC. Mubarak arrived in Washington on 05 June for a new peace mission while tension rose in the Middle East. AFP PHOTO/Manny CENETA (Photo credit should read MANNY CENETA/AFP via Getty Images)