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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates meets with Jordanian General Khaled Jamil al-Sarayah, chairman of defense, at Queen Alia International Airport in Amman, Jordan, April 16, 2007.

GATES IN JORDAN

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates meets with Jordanian General Khaled Jamil al-Sarayah, chairman of defense, at Queen Alia International Airport in Amman, Jordan, April 16, 2007.

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