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Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen escorts His Majesty Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, the amir of Qatar, as they walk through a cordon of honor guards at the Pentagon, June 11, 1997. Cohen hosted the armed forces full honor ceremony to mark the Amir's first visit to the Department of Defense. Later he and the Amir, who also serves as his country's minister of defense, met to discuss a range of security issues of mutual interest to both nations.

Secretary of Defense Cohen escorts His Majesty Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani.

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen escorts His Majesty Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, the amir of Qatar, as they walk through a cordon of honor guards at the Pentagon, June 11, 1997. Cohen hosted the armed forces full honor ceremony to mark the Amir's first visit to the Department of Defense. Later he and the Amir, who also serves as his country's minister of defense, met to discuss a range of security issues of mutual interest to both nations.

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