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FILE - In this Friday, Sept. 12, 2014 file photo, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Dr. Margaret Chan speaks during a news conference at WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. Ethiopia's former health minister, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who replaced Dr. Margaret Chan said in a "Town Hall" speech given to staffers in Geneva and in regional and country offices, he would be examining "the recent uproar over travel costs." (AP Photo/Keystone, Martial Trezzini, File)

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Illinois State Rep. Steve Andersson, R-Geneva, center, shakes hands with Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, right, after the Illinois House voted to override Gov. Rauner's veto and pass a budget for the first time in two years during an overtime session at the Illinois State Capitol, Thursday, July 6, 2017, in Springfield, Ill. (Justin L. Fowler /The State Journal-Register via AP)

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Illinois State Rep. Steve Andersson, R-Geneva, and Illinois State Rep. David Harris, R-Arlington Heights, answer questions from the media after the Illinois House voted to override Gov. Rauner's veto and pass a budget for the first time in two years during an overtime session at the Illinois State Capitol, Thursday, July 6, 2017, in Springfield, Ill. (Justin L. Fowler /The State Journal-Register via AP)

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Illinois State Rep. Steve Andersson, R-Geneva, has a discussion on the Democrats side of the aisle on the floor of the Illinois House during the overtime session at the Illinois State Capitol, Saturday, July 1, 2017, in Springfield, Ill. (Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register via AP)

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FILE - In this Thursday, May 11, 2017 file photo, a Christie's employee displays The flawless heart-shaped Boehmer and Bassenge "La legende" diamond during a preview at the Christie's, in Geneva, Switzerland. A heart-shaped diamond billed as the largest of its kind to go up for auction has sold for less than the pre-sale estimate, fetching a hammer price of 13 million Swiss francs (about $13.3 million.) The sale Wednesday, May 17, 2017 capped a two-day run of high-profile jewelry auctions in Geneva. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP, File)

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Wisconsin state Rep. Tyler August, R-Lake Geneva, discusses a bill he is co-sponsoring to create new $5,000 merit-based scholarships for state residents who attend University of Wisconsin schools on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer)

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ADVANCE FOR USE SUNDAY, JAN. 15 - In this Jan. 5, 2017 photo, Adam Verhage, right, and his father Carroll show the eight 12 volt batteries, which sit atop an electric motor mated to the vehicle's original drivetrain, in the electric-powered CJ-7 Jeep they built in Geneva, Neb. (Eric Gregory/The Journal-Star via AP)

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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrives on the eve of the Geneva Consultations on Yemen at the European headquarters of the United Nations, UN, in Geneva, Switzerland, Sunday, June 14, 2015. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP)

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is carried out of a medical helicopter to board a US military C-17 transport aircraft, at Geneva Airport, Switzerland, Monday, June 1, 2015. Kerry, 71, fractured his right femur Sunday when he struck a curb with his bicycle and fell on a regular Tour de France route near Geneva. He has been receiving treatment at Geneva's main medical center, HUG. Kerry's orthopedic surgeon will accompany him on the flight from Geneva to the United States for treatment of Kerry's broken leg, the State Department said Monday. (Jean- Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP)

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, in Geneva, Switzerland, Saturday, May 30, 2015. Top U.S. and Iranian diplomats are gathering in Geneva this weekend, hoping to bridge differences over a nuclear inspection accord and economic sanctions on Tehran. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (left) talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Geneva on May 30, 2015. Top U.S. and Iranian diplomats are gathering in Geneva this weekend, hoping to bridge differences over a nuclear inspection accord and economic sanctions on Tehran. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Dr. Margaret Chan, left, and Assistant Director-General of Health Security Keiji Fukuda, right, confer during a news conference after an emergency meeting at the WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, in this Friday, Aug. 8, 2014, file photo. (AP Photo/Keystone, Salvatore Di Nolfi, File)

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, center, returns to his hotel after walking on the bank of Lake Geneva, following a bilateral meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif for a new round of nuclear talks in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, Feb. 23, 2015. (AP Photo/Keystone, Salvatore Di Nolfi)

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Last week in Geneva, Tom Malinowski, assistant secretary of state for democracy, human rights and labor, told the U.N. Committee Against Torture: "A little more than 10 years ago, our government was employing interrogation methods that, as President Obama has said, any fair-minded person would believe were torture." (AP Photo/U.S. State Department)

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Geneva's Blaine Bartel, second from right, leads the pack in the 800-meter relay during the Illinois state boys' track and field meet preliminaries in Charleston, Ill., Friday, May 30, 2014. (AP Photo/Daily Herald, Joe Lewnard) MAGAZINES OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT; TV OUT