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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (left) meets with South Korean Minister of National Defense Cho Song-tae (2nd from right) in Cohen's Pentagon office on Nov. 23, 1999. Cohen and Cho are meeting briefly before starting the 31st Annual U.S.-Republic of Korea Security Consultative Meeting where they will discuss issues relating to the peace and security of the Korean Peninsula. Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Ralston (2nd from left), U.S. Air Force and Commander in Chief of the United Nations Command and the Combined Forces Command Gen. John H. Tilelli Jr. (3rd from left), U.S. Army, joined Cohen, Cho and their counterparts in the meeting. Minister Cho's interpreter Lt. Lee Jae-myong is at the far right.

Secretary Cohen meets with South Korean Minister of National Defense Cho Song-tae in Cohen's Pentagon office.

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (left) meets with South Korean Minister of National Defense Cho Song-tae (2nd from right) in Cohen's Pentagon office on Nov. 23, 1999. Cohen and Cho are meeting briefly before starting the 31st Annual U.S.-Republic of Korea Security Consultative Meeting where they will discuss issues relating to the peace and security of the Korean Peninsula. Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Ralston (2nd from left), U.S. Air Force and Commander in Chief of the United Nations Command and the Combined Forces Command Gen. John H. Tilelli Jr. (3rd from left), U.S. Army, joined Cohen, Cho and their counterparts in the meeting. Minister Cho's interpreter Lt. Lee Jae-myong is at the far right.

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