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U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III, left, meets with visiting Latvian Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis, right foreground, in the Pentagon, June 16, 2010. Joining Lynn are Alexander Vershbow, assistant secretary of Defense for international security affairs, and U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Wade Ferris, deputy director of the Joint Staff.

LATVIAN TALKS

U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III, left, meets with visiting Latvian Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis, right foreground, in the Pentagon, June 16, 2010. Joining Lynn are Alexander Vershbow, assistant secretary of Defense for international security affairs, and U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Wade Ferris, deputy director of the Joint Staff.

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