U.S. President &lt;a gi-track='captionPersonalityLinkClicked' href=/galleries/search?phrase=Barack+Obama&amp;family=editorial&amp;specificpeople=203260 ng-click='$event.stopPropagation()'&gt;Barack Obama&lt;/a&gt; meets with French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel September 21, 2011 in New York City. World leaders have converged on Manhattan for the annual opening of the United Nations General Assembly.