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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

The wife of Deputy Minister of Defense Igor Timofeyev greets Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld as he arrives in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Aug. 13, 2004. Rumsfeld is in St. Petersburg to meet with Russian Minister of Defense Sergey Ivanov and discuss U.S.-Russian defense, security relations and regional security issues.

The wife of Deputy Minister of Defense Igor Timofeyev greets Secretary Rumsfeld as he arrives in St. Petersburg, Russia.

The wife of Deputy Minister of Defense Igor Timofeyev greets Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld as he arrives in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Aug. 13, 2004. Rumsfeld is in St. Petersburg to meet with Russian Minister of Defense Sergey Ivanov and discuss U.S.-Russian defense, security relations and regional security issues.

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