Westerwelle Under Fire After Government Trip

BERLIN - MARCH 15: German Vice Chancellor and Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, who is also chairman of the German Free Democrats (FDP) business-oriented political party, speaks to the media after the weekly meeting of FDP leadership at Thomas-Dehler-House on March 15, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. Westerwelle has come under fire by critics for allegedly mixing his diplomatic role with personal interests by inviting specific people to accompany him on his recent trip to South America, including his partner, Michael Mronz, who runs an events-management company. In a recent trip to Asia Westerwelle also took along a business partner of his brother. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)