Flanked by Speaker of the House <a gi-track='captionPersonalityLinkClicked' href=/galleries/search?phrase=John+Boehner&family=editorial&specificpeople=274752 ng-click='$event.stopPropagation()'>John Boehner</a> (R-OH) (L) and Senate President Pro Tempe Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Australian Prime Minister <a gi-track='captionPersonalityLinkClicked' href=/galleries/search?phrase=Julia+Gillard&family=editorial&specificpeople=787281 ng-click='$event.stopPropagation()'>Julia Gillard</a> addresses a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress from the floor of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol March 9, 2011 in Washington, DC. Gillard emphasized the long and strong bond between her country and the United States.