Bishop Michael Coyner, president of the United Methodist General Council of Finance and Administration, responds May 19 to an inquiry from the delegates at the denomination's 2016 General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by MaileBradfield, UMNS.

IAEA 60th General Conference. Plenary, IAEA, Vienna, Austria. 26 September 2016

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IAEA 60th General Conference. Plenary, IAEA, Vienna, Austria. 26 September 2016

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Bishop John R. Schol presides over the closing business session of 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.

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

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

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

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

Sahel Reception at the IAEA 57th General Conference. IAEA, Vienna, Austria. 18 September 2013.

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IAEA 57th General Conference Scientific Forum: On The Blue Planet – Nuclear Applications for a Sustainable Marine Environment. IAEA Vienna, Austria. 17 September 2013.

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IAEA 61th General Conference. Plenary, M-Building, IAEA Vienna, Austria. 18 September 2017

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Dr. Ernest Moniz, U.S. Secretary of Energy, delivers his statement at the 57th Regular Session of the IAEA General Conference. IAEA Vienna, Austria, 16 September 2013.

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Bishop Robert T. Hoshibata, Phoenix Episcopal Area, presides over the May 19 plenary session of the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Maile Bradfield, UMNS.

Led by the Rev. Nora Colmenares, newly commissioned missionaries process out of a May 19 worship service at the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.

IAEA 60th General Conference. Plenary, IAEA, Vienna, Austria. 26 September 2016

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The Rev. Adam Hamilton, a clergy delegate from the Great Plains conference, speaks May 17 on the floor of the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Delegates were discussing what some perceive as a need to divide the denomination over issues of sexuality. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.

Briefing on the Main Points and Conclusions from the Illicit Trafficking Database (ITDB) at the 54th IAEA General Conference. Vienna, Austria, 22 September 2010

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IAEA 60th General Conference. Plenary, IAEA, Vienna, Austria. 26 September 2016

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IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano together with other keynote speaker at the GC side event "Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage in the Context of the Global Nuclear Liability Regime". IAEA Vienna, Austria, 23 September 2014

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The Rev. L. Fitzgerald Reist II (center) is honored for his years of service as secretary of the United Methodist General Conference during the denominational meeting May 20 in Portland, Ore. Presenting him with a blanket are Cynthia Kent (left) and Raggatha Calentine. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS

Day 5 at the IAEA 60th General Conference. Plenary, IAEA, Vienna, Austria. 30 September 2016

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

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

Sahel Reception at the IAEA 57th General Conference. IAEA, Vienna, Austria. 18 September 2013.

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IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano met with the Chairs of the Fukushima Report at the IAEA 59th General Conference. Vienna, Austria. 17 September 2015.

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General Debate at the IAEA 58th General Conference. Plenary, M-Building, Vienna, Austria. 25 September 2014.

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IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano at the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, side event at the IAEA 58th General Conference. Vienna, Austria. 24 September 2014.

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IAEA 61th General Conference. Plenary, M-Building, IAEA Vienna, Austria. 18 September 2017

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Bilateral meeting between H. E. Mr. Yeafesh Osman, Minister of State, Ministry of Science and Technology of Bangladesh, and IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano at the IAEA 57th General Conference. IAEA, Vienna, Austria. 19 September 2013.

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Opening of the PACT side event: “Building Partnerships to fight cancer in Low/Middle-income countries at the IAEA 58th General Conference. Vienna, Austria. 25 September 2014.

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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.

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Sahel Reception at the IAEA 57th General Conference. IAEA, Vienna, Austria. 18 September 2013.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

Sahel Reception at the IAEA 57th General Conference. IAEA, Vienna, Austria. 18 September 2013.

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IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano visited the Pakistan Exhibit at the IAEA 57th General Conference. IAEA Vienna, Austria. 17 September 2013.

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IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano visited the Japanese Exhibit at the IAEA 57th General Conference. IAEA Vienna, Austria. 17 September 2013.

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The Rev. Cynthia Moore-Koikoi, Baltimore Washington Conference, speaks on an issue May 19 at the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Maile Bradfield, UMNS.

IAEA 60th General Conference. Plenary, IAEA, Vienna, Austria. 26 September 2016

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Activists favoring an inclusive church maintain a silent vigil May 20 at the edge of the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS

The Revs. Kun Sam Cho (left) and James Chongho Kim present a report from the Committee on Peace by the Korean Association of the United Methodist Church May 19 at 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

Sahel Reception at the IAEA 57th General Conference. IAEA, Vienna, Austria. 18 September 2013.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

Sahel Reception at the IAEA 57th General Conference. IAEA, Vienna, Austria. 18 September 2013.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

Bilateral meeting between H. E. Mr. Yeafesh Osman, Minister of State, Ministry of Science and Technology of Bangladesh, and IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano at the IAEA 57th General Conference. IAEA, Vienna, Austria. 19 September 2013.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

IAEA 60th General Conference. Plenary, IAEA, Vienna, Austria. 26 September 2016

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

The Rev. James Chongho Kim holds a cross, assembled from two pieces of wood, symbolizing the two Koreas, during a report from the Committee on Peace by the Korean Association of the United Methodist Church May 19 at the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS

Fellow bishops and conference staff comfort Bishop William McAlilly (center) after he presided over an especially contentious session of the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS

Bishop Janice Riggle Huie watches as votes are tallied May 17 on a non-binding resolution asking the bishops to meet and report back to the General Conference May 18 on a way for the church to move forward on issues related to LGBTQ concerns and church polity. The 2016 United Methodist General Conference is meeting 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 the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, side event at the IAEA 58th General Conference. Vienna, Austria. 24 September 2014.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

IAEA 61th General Conference. Plenary, M-Building, IAEA Vienna, Austria. 18 September 2017

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

IAEA 61th General Conference. Plenary, M-Building, IAEA Vienna, Austria. 18 September 2017

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

IAEA 61th General Conference. Plenary, M-Building, IAEA Vienna, Austria. 18 September 2017

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA