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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, and Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh, right foreground, exchange pleasantries as coffee is served at the start of their meeting in the Pentagon, May 20, 2010. Joining Gates for the security discussions are Dr. James Miller, center, principal deputy undersecretary of Defense for policy, and Amb. Alexander Vershbow, right, assistant secretary of Defense for international security policy.

PENTAGON MEETING

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, and Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh, right foreground, exchange pleasantries as coffee is served at the start of their meeting in the Pentagon, May 20, 2010. Joining Gates for the security discussions are Dr. James Miller, center, principal deputy undersecretary of Defense for policy, and Amb. Alexander Vershbow, right, assistant secretary of Defense for international security policy.

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