** FILE ** In a file photo Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez gestures during a press conference at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, April 11, 2003. Chavez blames fierce U.S. lobbying for his country's failure to obtain a seat on the U.N. Security Council in 10 rounds of voting that leaves U.S.-backed Guatemala well ahead as the battle resumes Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2006. (AP Photo/Leslie Mazoch)