A divorcee and self-proclaimed agnostic, Michelle Bachelet made history three years ago by becoming Chile’s first female head of state in a nonetheless traditionalist country. Very popular, the president has a 67% approval rating.
Speaking from the first Progressive Governance Conference this weekend in Chile, US Vice President Joe Biden asked protesters to give governments a chance to make "concrete proposals" at the G20 summit next week.
At a two-day summit of centre-left leaders in Chile aimed at shaping a joint response to the global financial crisis ahead of a key G20 summit in London, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown called on leaders to "reshape the world".
Michelle Bachelet 
