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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (right) escorts visiting Russian Foreign Minister Yevgeny Primakov (center) into the Pentagon, March 16, 1997, where the two men met to discuss a variety of issues of mutual interest to both nations.

Secretary of Defense Cohen escorts Russian Foreign Minister Yevgeny Primakov.

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (right) escorts visiting Russian Foreign Minister Yevgeny Primakov (center) into the Pentagon, March 16, 1997, where the two men met to discuss a variety of issues of mutual interest to both nations.

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