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Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates attends a lunch hosted by Egyptian Minister of Defense Field Marshal Tantawi in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, July 31, 2007. Gates, together with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, is in Egypt to meet with the president and the minister of defense to discuss regional affairs and the U.S.'s long-term relationship with Egypt.

GATES VISITS EGYPT

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates attends a lunch hosted by Egyptian Minister of Defense Field Marshal Tantawi in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, July 31, 2007. Gates, together with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, is in Egypt to meet with the president and the minister of defense to discuss regional affairs and the U.S.'s long-term relationship with Egypt.

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