Once the mad dog of the Middle East, as Ronald Reagan called him, Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, the Libyan leader, has focused on shedding his outlaw status: He heads the African Union, attended a Group of 8 economic conference in Rome and is courted by...

I am writing to urge you to use your position and leadership to ensure that the 13th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU), scheduled to take place between 1-3 July 2009 in Sirte, Libya, renews and reaffirms commitments made by...