Just a side note on the way to do something useful, but:

If I were the president of Colombia or Afghanistan, I would resent the hell out of travelling to another country and having to meet some yutz who can do absolutely nothing for me at this time, and may never be in a position to do anything, just so there can be a story in the paper about the yutz. 

And in animal news, a lame duck dressed up as a turkey and addressed the U.N., receiving a total of ten seconds of applause for a 22 minute speech.  I've seen more celebration over a kid getting his Second Class Scout rank.