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U.S. Ambassador to Bahrain William T. Monroe, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, His Majesty King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa and U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Partick Walsh, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, attend a meeting at Al Safria palace in Bahrain, Jan. 18, 2007.

AL SAFRIA PALACE

U.S. Ambassador to Bahrain William T. Monroe, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, His Majesty King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa and U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Partick Walsh, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, attend a meeting at Al Safria palace in Bahrain, Jan. 18, 2007.

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