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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, walks with Director of Protocol Lt. Col. Ruben Montesinos as his wife, Becky Gates, walks with Ambassador to Mexico Antonio Garza, upon their arrival in Mexico City, Mexico, April 29, 2008.

GATES ARRIVES IN MEXICO CITY

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, walks with Director of Protocol Lt. Col. Ruben Montesinos as his wife, Becky Gates, walks with Ambassador to Mexico Antonio Garza, upon their arrival in Mexico City, Mexico, April 29, 2008.

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