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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Ecuadorian Minister of Defense Nelson Herrera (left) meets with Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (center) and U.S. Ambassador to Ecuador Kristie Kenney in Quito, Ecuador, on Nov. 16, 2004. Rumsfeld and 33 more defense ministers from throughout the Western Hemisphere are assembling in Quito to attend the Defense Ministerial of the Americas conference that will focus on strengthening the inter-American security system.

Ecuadorian Minister of Defense Nelson Herrera meets with Secretary Rumsfeld.

Ecuadorian Minister of Defense Nelson Herrera (left) meets with Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (center) and U.S. Ambassador to Ecuador Kristie Kenney in Quito, Ecuador, on Nov. 16, 2004. Rumsfeld and 33 more defense ministers from throughout the Western Hemisphere are assembling in Quito to attend the Defense Ministerial of the Americas conference that will focus on strengthening the inter-American security system.

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