** FILE ** U.S. President George W. Bush, left, and Australia's Prime Minister John Howard gesture after making statements to reporters following their meeting on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Hanoi, Vietnam, in this Friday, Nov. 17, 2006 file photo. Prime Minister John Howard's big moment in the spotlight may be his swan song. Howard hosts his country's largest-ever gathering of world leaders this week, the annual Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. Soon after, he is expected to call general elections that opinion polls have been saying for months he is going to lose. This week's APEC summit brings together the leaders of 21 Pacific Rim nations, among them U.S. President George W. Bush. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)