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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld greets Colombian Minister of Foreign Affairs Carolina Barco in the Pentagon on March 22, 2004. Barco and Minister of National Defense Jorge Alberto Uribe Echavarria (left) accompanied President Alvaro Uribe to the Pentagon for meetings to discuss defense issues of mutual interest.

Secretary Rumsfeld greets Colombian Minister of Foreign Affairs Carolina Barco in the Pentagon.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld greets Colombian Minister of Foreign Affairs Carolina Barco in the Pentagon on March 22, 2004. Barco and Minister of National Defense Jorge Alberto Uribe Echavarria (left) accompanied President Alvaro Uribe to the Pentagon for meetings to discuss defense issues of mutual interest.

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