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U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti James C. Swan meet with Djibouti Army Maj. Gen. Fathi Ahmed Houssein, chief of the General Staff, in Djibouti, Feb. 24, 2011. Mullen is on a weeklong trip through the Middle East to reassure friends and allies of the U.S. commitment to regional stability.

CHIEF MEETING

U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti James C. Swan meet with Djibouti Army Maj. Gen. Fathi Ahmed Houssein, chief of the General Staff, in Djibouti, Feb. 24, 2011. Mullen is on a weeklong trip through the Middle East to reassure friends and allies of the U.S. commitment to regional stability.

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