TIME’s photo editors bring you the best pictures of the past week from the Beltway and beyond.
Political Pictures of the Week, March 31-April 6
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Kuwait's Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, left to right, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal and Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor Al Thani stand on a platform after a group photo before a U.S.- Gulf Cooperation Council forum at the Gulf Cooperation Council Secretariat in Riyadh March 31, 2012.