French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, talk at the Elie Wiesel Foundation Humanitarian Award Dinner in Manhattan Monday, Sept. 22, 2008. President Sarkozy was the recipient of the award.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, center, stands with his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, left, and Elie Wiesel, right, as they arrive at Cipriani in New York for The Elie Wiesel Foundation Humanitarian Award Dinner Monday, Sept. 22, 2008.
Actors Michael Douglas and his wife, Catherine Zeta-Jones, arrive at dinner at which French President Nicolas Sarkozy was honored by The Elie Wiesel Foundation in New York Monday, Sept. 22, 2008
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, accompanied by his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, right, Elie Wiesel and his wife Marion, left, speaks at The Elie Wiesel Foundation Humanitarian Award Dinner in New York Monday, Sept. 22, 2008. He got an award at the dinner.
Model and singer Carla Bruni-Sarkozy has a conversation with Elie Wiesel at The Elie Wiesel Foundation Humanitarian Award Dinner in New York Monday, Sept. 22, 2008
Nicolas Sarkozy, President of France, with his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, center, talk to actor Michael Douglas, right, and his wife Catherine Zeta-Jones, left, at The Elie Wiesel Foundation Humanitarian Award Dinner in New York Monday, Sept. 22, 2008.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy was in New York to addresses the 63rd session of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008. He called for a summit of leaders of the world's main economic powers later this year to examine the lessons learned from the current financial crisis.
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, first lady of France, right, listens to her husband speak with Yoo Soon-Taek, wife of Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, during the 63rd General Assembly Tuesday, Sept. 23 2008 at the United Nations. Speaking on behalf of the EU, he said Israel must recognize that there will be no peace without an independent Palestinian state.
While in New York, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, met with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, right. The two shared a light moment before their luncheon at the secretary general's residence in New York, Monday, Sept 22, 2008.
French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, left, also took time in New York to meet with Jordan's Queen Rania, center, and Wendi Murdoch, wife of media mogul Rupert Murdoch to discuss a project to reduce maternal mortality by 75 percent by 2015. On Wednesday, 100 women will meet at a dinner scheduled to be held at Tao restaurant to call for action on the goal.