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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (foreground) makes introductory remarks to the South Korea delegation as the 31st Annual U.S.-Republic of Korea Security Consultative Meeting gets underway in the Pentagon on Nov. 23, 1999. The South Korean delegation is being led by Minister of National Defense Cho Song-Tae (right). Other South Korean participants include (left to right): Lt. Gen. Lee Jong-ok, director of the Korean Defense Intelligence Agency; Lt. Gen. Kim Jong-hwan, policy counselor to the Minister of National Defense, and South Korea Ambassador to the United States Lee Hong Koo.

Secretary Cohen makes introductory remarks as the Security Consultative Meeting gets underway.

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (foreground) makes introductory remarks to the South Korea delegation as the 31st Annual U.S.-Republic of Korea Security Consultative Meeting gets underway in the Pentagon on Nov. 23, 1999. The South Korean delegation is being led by Minister of National Defense Cho Song-Tae (right). Other South Korean participants include (left to right): Lt. Gen. Lee Jong-ok, director of the Korean Defense Intelligence Agency; Lt. Gen. Kim Jong-hwan, policy counselor to the Minister of National Defense, and South Korea Ambassador to the United States Lee Hong Koo.

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