Several female present and former heads of state and government gathered in Washington Monday to discuss challenges of international development, democracy and global security.
Women Leaders Photogallery
![Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta takes the oath of office as his wife Margaret holds a bible during the official swearing-in ceremony at Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi, April 9, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/5294730E-EADE-488B-A8CA-E71706AE6366_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta takes the oath of office as his wife Margaret holds a bible during the official swearing-in ceremony at Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi, April 9, 2013.
![Labour Party leader Helen Clark and husband Peter Davis vote in the New Zealand general election, Auckland, November 08, 2008. (AP)](https://gdb.voanews.com/E1F86ED3-1588-4081-9C83-47048ADC1645_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Labour Party leader Helen Clark and husband Peter Davis vote in the New Zealand general election, Auckland, November 08, 2008. (AP)
![Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf arrives for a meeting of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Nigeria's capital Abuja February 16, 2012. (Reuters)](https://gdb.voanews.com/1C41D656-31A7-47FD-B577-576DC6632831_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf arrives for a meeting of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Nigeria's capital Abuja February 16, 2012. (Reuters)
![Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland, participates in a pledge to work on environmental entrepreneurship in New York on September 21, 2010. (Reuters)](https://gdb.voanews.com/AB4BD0E7-C2A7-4C0A-9698-3F24C762AE85_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland, participates in a pledge to work on environmental entrepreneurship in New York on September 21, 2010. (Reuters)