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Today in the Department of Defense, Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates hosts an honor cordon to welcome Minister of Defense Eimert van Middelkoop of The Netherlands to the Pentagon today at 2 p.m. EDT. The cordon will be held on the steps of the Pentagon Mall Entrance. Media must be at the Pentagon North Parking Entrance no later than 1:30 p.m. EDT for escort to the cordon.

Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker, U.S. ambassador to Iraq and Gen. David H. Petraeus, commanding general, Multinational Force-Iraq will hold a news conference on the current status of conditions in Iraq at 9 a.m. EDT, Sept. 12, at the National Press Club, Holeman Lounge, 13th Floor, 529 14th Street, NW, Washington D.C.  For more information, call (202) 662-7510

Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England has no public or media events on his schedule.

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