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Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice conduct a press conference in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, July 31, 2007. Gates and Rice are 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, RICE VISIT EGYPT

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice conduct a press conference in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, July 31, 2007. Gates and Rice are 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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