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U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel shakes hands with Chilean Defense Minister Jorge Burgos at the end of a joint press conference in Santiago, Chile, Oct. 11, 2014. Hagel earlier visited Colombia and will travel to Peru during a six-day trip to South America.

BRIEFING HANDSHAKE

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel shakes hands with Chilean Defense Minister Jorge Burgos at the end of a joint press conference in Santiago, Chile, Oct. 11, 2014. Hagel earlier visited Colombia and will travel to Peru during a six-day trip to South America.

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