Prime Minister Jean Chretien covers his face during the funeral service for slain Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in Jerusalem on Nov. 6, 1995. The Canadian Press/Fred Chartrand

President of France Jacques Chirac (left) chats with President of the Czech Republic Vaclav Havel (center) while U.S. President Bill Clinton looks on during the opening ceremony commemrating the 50th anniversary of NATO, in Washington, D.C., Friday, April 23.(CP PHOTO/Fred Chartrand)

Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien, 2nd left, walks along with other world leaders to pose for the group photo following the end of the Summit of Peacemakers in Sharm El Sheik Wednesday March 13, 1996. From left to right, front: Irish Prime Minister John Bruton, PM Jean Chretien, Turkish President Suleyman Demirel, Jordan's King Hussein, Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres, US President Bill Clinton, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Russian President Boris Yeltsin, PLO Leader Yasser Arafat, King Hassan II of Morocco. At rear behind King Hussein, British PM John Major left, Italian PM Lamberto Dini, right.(CP Photo/ Fred Chartrand)