Gates Meets With Defense Ministers in Bolivia

Department of Defense Photo Essay

  • U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates walks with Bolivian Ambassador Fernando Huanacuni and receives full military honors as he arrives in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Nov. 21, 2010. Gates is in Bolivia to attend a conference of Western Hemisphere defense ministers. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jerry Morrison
  • U.S. Air Force Gen. Douglas Fraser, commander of U.S. Southern Command, greets U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates as he arrives in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Nov. 21, 2010. Gates and Fraser are in Bolivia to attend a conference of Western Hemisphere defense ministers. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jerry Morrison
  • Bolivian Defense MInister Ruben Saavedra Soto greets U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Nov. 21, 2010. Gates is in Bolivia to attend a conference for Western Hemisphere defense ministers. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jerry Morrison
  • Brazilian Defense MInister Nelson Jobim greets U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates during a bilateral meeting in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Nov. 21, 2010. Gates and Jobim are in Bolivia to attend a conference for Western Hemisphere defense ministers. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jerry Morrison
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Brazilian Defense MInister Nelson Jobim hold a bilateral meeting in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Nov. 21, 2010. Gates and Jobim are in Bolivia to attend a conference of Western Hemisphere defense ministers. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jerry Morrison
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Brazilian Defense MInister Nelson Jobim sign a Security of Military Information Agreement during a bilateral meeting in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Nov. 21, 2010. Gates and Jobim are in Bolivia to attend a conference for Western Hemisphere defense ministers. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jerry Morrison
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates shakes hands with Brazilian Defense MInister Nelson Jobim after signing a Security of Military Information Agreement during a bilateral meeting in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Nov. 21, 2010. Gates and Jobim are in Bolivia to attend a conference of Western Hemisphere defense ministers. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jerry Morrison