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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Deputy Secretary of Defense Rudy de Leon (right) escorts South African Deputy Defense Minister Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge (left) through an honor cordon and into the Pentagon on Oct. 16, 2000. De Leon and Madlala-Routledge will meet for talks on a broad range of security issues of interest to both nations.

Deputy Secretary de Leon escorts South African Deputy Defense Minister Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge into the Pentagon.

Deputy Secretary of Defense Rudy de Leon (right) escorts South African Deputy Defense Minister Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge (left) through an honor cordon and into the Pentagon on Oct. 16, 2000. De Leon and Madlala-Routledge will meet for talks on a broad range of security issues of interest to both nations.

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