Panetta Meets With South African Defense Minister

Department of Defense Photo Essay

  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta welcomes South African Defense Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula to the Pentagon, Sept. 12, 2012. The two defense leaders later met to discuss bilateral defense topics. DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta escorts South African Defense Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula through an honor cordon at the Pentagon, Sept. 12, 2012. DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett
  • South African Defense Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula signs a guestbook at the Pentagon, as U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta looks on, Sept. 12, 2012. DOD Photo by Glenn Fawcett
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta poses for a portrait with South African Defense Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula at the Pentagon, Sept. 12, 2012. DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta meets with South African Defense Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula at the Pentagon, Sept. 12, 2012. DOD Photo by Glenn Fawcett
  • South African Defense Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula meets with U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta at the Pentagon, Sept. 12, 2012. DOD Photo by Glenn Fawcett