DEFENSE LEADERS Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, fourth left, hosts a meeting with his Iraqi counterpart Abdul Qader, right, at the Pentagon, June 15, 2010. Other participants include Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, assistant secretary of Defense for international security affairs, left, Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, second left, Michele Flournoy, undersecretary of Defense for policy, far left, Iraqi Ambassador to the United States Samir Shakir al-Sumaydi, far right. SHARE IMAGE: Download Image: Full Size (0.07 MB) Photo By: VIRIN: 070615-J-IMG75-285.jpg Photo Gallery