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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (right) and Russian Defense Minister Sergey Borisovich Ivanov (left) participate in a press conference at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on June 8, 2001. The two defense leaders had earlier taken part in the NATO Permanent Joint Council (Defense) and the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council meetings and conducted bilateral discussions.

Secretary Rumsfeld and Russian Defense Minister Sergey Borisovich Ivanov participate in a press conference at NATO Headquarters.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (right) and Russian Defense Minister Sergey Borisovich Ivanov (left) participate in a press conference at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on June 8, 2001. The two defense leaders had earlier taken part in the NATO Permanent Joint Council (Defense) and the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council meetings and conducted bilateral discussions.

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