Deaconesses and home missioners stand following commissioning during the May 16 worship service of the United Methodist 2016 General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Maile Bradfield, UMNS.

On 16 September 2013, Cuba and Malta deposited their respective instrument of ratification of the Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (CPPNM) to IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano, during a Treaty Event held in the margins of the 57th IAEA General Conference. On the same day, Malta additionally deposited its instrument of accession to the IAEA's Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management. M-Building, IAEA Headquarters, Vienna, Austria. 16 September 2013.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

Bilateral meeting between Mr. Aliakbar Salehi, Vice-President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano at the IAEA 57th General Conference. IAEA, Vienna, Austria. 16 September 2013.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

Mr. Aliakbar Salehi, Vice-President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, delivers his statement at the 57th Regular Session of the IAEA General Conference. IAEA Vienna, Austria, 16 September 2013.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

Missionaries process in during the May 19 worship service at the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Maile Bradfield, UMNS.

Bishop Elaine Stanovsky (left) introduces Gary L. Roberts, author of a report on the 1864 Sand Creek Massacre in which U.S. troops led by a Methodist preacher-turned-cavalry officer attacked unsuspecting Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians. Roberts presented the report to the 2016 United Methodist General Conference and tribal representatives who were guests of the conference in Portland, Ore., on May 18. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS

Bishop Larry M. Goodpaster of the Charlotte Episcopal Area presides over a session of the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS

Behind the scenes at the 53rd IAEA General Conference.

Vienna International Centre (Vienna, Austria, 16 September 2009)

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Photo Credit: Dean Calma/IAEA

Bilateral meeting between Mr. Aliakbar Salehi, Vice-President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano at the IAEA 57th General Conference. IAEA, Vienna, Austria. 16 September 2013.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

Fourth day of the 57th IAEA General Conference. M-Building, IAEA Headquarters, Vienna, Austria. 19 September 2013.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

Bilateral meeting between Mr. Aliakbar Salehi, Vice-President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano at the IAEA 57th General Conference. IAEA, Vienna, Austria. 16 September 2013.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

Bilateral meeting between H.E. Mr. Eduard Stavytskyi, Minister for Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine, and IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano at the IAEA 57th General Conference. IAEA, Vienna, Austria. 16 September 2013.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

The Rev. Pamela Lightsey leads advocates from the Black Lives Matter movement as they disrupt the proceedings of the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS

Harriett Olson of United Methodist Women addresses the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS

Bishop Cynthia Fierro Harvey of the Louisiana Area gives the sermon during morning worship at the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS

GC President Dato’ Adnan Othman, thank the staff of conference services at the last day of the IAEA 60th General Conference. Vienna, Austria, 30 September 2016

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

Bishop Bruce R. Ough reads a statement about sexuality and the church from the denomination's Council of Bishops on May 18 at the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Maile Bradfield, UMNS.

Members of the Christ Deaf Choir from Christ United Methodist Church, Baltimore, Maryland, perform at a May 20 worship service during the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Maile Bradfield, UMNS.

Members of the Martin Methodist College Chamber Choir from Pulaski, Tenn., sing during morning worship at the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS

Music leaders sing during opening worship at the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. From left are: Missy Wise, DeAndre Johnson and Brielle Ocot. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS

“Nuclear Olympiad and Developing a Youth Talent Pipeline”, a GC side event co-hosted by the Department of Management and Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications at the IAEA 59th General Conference. Vienna, Austria. 17 September 2015.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

“Nuclear Olympiad and Developing a Youth Talent Pipeline”, a GC side event co-hosted by the Department of Management and Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications at the IAEA 59th General Conference. Vienna, Austria. 17 September 2015.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano at a reception given by the Royal Thai Embassy of Vienna hosted by Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha of Thailand at the IAEA 58th General Conference. Vienna, Austria. 24 September 2014.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano at a reception given by the Royal Thai Embassy of Vienna hosted by Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha of Thailand at the IAEA 58th General Conference. Vienna, Austria. 24 September 2014.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

The Rev. Debra Tryee celebrates UMCOR's 75th anniversary during the May 18 worship service at the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Maile Bradfield, UMNS.

IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano at the “Nuclear Olympiad and Developing a Youth Talent Pipeline”, a GC side event co-hosted by the Department of Management and Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications at the IAEA 59th General Conference. Vienna, Austria. 17 September 2015.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

53rd IAEA General Conference

Vienna International Centre

(Vienna, Austria, 14 September 2009)

Reception sponsored by the President of the 53rd Regular Session of the General Conference and IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei.

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Emma Cantor, a delegate from the Philippines, speaks during a legislative committee session on May 11 at the United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Cantor is a regional missionary based in the Philippines. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.

Bilateral meeting between H.E. Mr. Sergei Kirienko, Director General of the Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM and IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano at the IAEA 57th General Conference. IAEA, Vienna, Austria. 16 September 2013.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

Exhibits at the IAEA 57th General Conference. IAEA Vienna, Austria. 17 September 2013.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

Bishop Elaine Stanovsky of the Mountain Sky Area, presides over the May 16 election of members to the judicial council at the United Methodist 2016 General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Maile Bradfield, UMNS.

Cynthia Kent, chairperson of the Native American International Caucus, speaks on a petition that asks The United Methodist Church “to be intentional about raising awareness of the harm caused by some sports teams through the use of mascots and/or symbols promoting expressions of racism and disrespect of Native American people," during the May 19 plenary session of the 2016 General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Maile Bradfield, UMNS.

IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano at a reception given by the Royal Thai Embassy of Vienna hosted by Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha of Thailand at the IAEA 58th General Conference. Vienna, Austria. 24 September 2014.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

IAEA Staff at a reception given by the Royal Thai Embassy of Vienna hosted by Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha of Thailand at the IAEA 58th General Conference. Vienna, Austria. 24 September 2014.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

Bishop Patrick Streiff, Central and Southern Europe Episcopal Area, speaks at the May 19 plenary session of the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Maile Bradfield, UMNS.

Bishop Grant Hagiya of the Greater Northwest Area addresses the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Hagiya introduced a report on the denomination's Four Areas of Focus ministry priorities. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS

IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano at the “Nuclear Olympiad and Developing a Youth Talent Pipeline”, a GC side event co-hosted by the Department of Management and Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications at the IAEA 59th General Conference. Vienna, Austria. 17 September 2015.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano at a reception given by the Royal Thai Embassy of Vienna hosted by Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha of Thailand at the IAEA 58th General Conference. Vienna, Austria. 24 September 2014.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

Bishop Elaine J. W. Stanovsky presides as delegates hone their electronic voting skills during a practice election on May 16 at the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.

Exhibits at the IAEA 57th General Conference. IAEA Vienna, Austria. 17 September 2013.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

Bishop Michael Coyner, Indiana Episcopal Area, presides over the election for alternate clergy members of the Judicial Council during the United Methodist 2016 General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Maile Bradfield, UMNS.

Krystl Johnson, Eastern Pennsylvania Conference, and the Rev. Charles Boayue, Detroit Conference, presents a petition from the Global Ministries legislative committee at the 2016 United Methodist Church in Portland, Ore. Photo by Maile Bradfield, UMNS.

The Rev. Judy Zabel, chair of the Committee on Presiding Officers, speaks following a request from a delegate that Bishop William T. McAlilly, Nashville Episcopal Area, step down from the chair during the afternoon plenary session of the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Maile Bradfield, UMNS.

The Rev. Gary Henderson helps celebrate the Imagine No Malaria campaign May 18 at the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Henderson is executive director of the United Methodist Global Health Initiative.Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS

Jeremy Rosado sings "Able" during a celebration of The United Methodist Church's Imagine No Malaria campaign May 18 at the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS

Clara Ester of the Alabama-West Florida Conference addresses the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS

IAEA 59th General Conference Closing Session. Plenary, M-Building, Vienna, Austria. 18 September 2015.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano at a reception given by the Royal Thai Embassy of Vienna hosted by Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha of Thailand at the IAEA 58th General Conference. Vienna, Austria. 24 September 2014.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

53rd IAEA General Conference

Vienna International Centre

(Vienna, Austria, 15 September 2009)

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Photo Credit: Dean Calma/IAEA

The Rev. Jenny Phillips of Fossil Free UMC provides information to delegates during the debate on fossil fuel at the May 20 plenary session of the 2016 General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Maile Bradfield, UMNS.