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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (right) hosts a working luncheon for NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (foreground) in the Pentagon on June 1, 2005. Joining Rumsfeld on the U.S.-side of the table are Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy Mira Ricardel (center), and Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for European and NATO Policy Jim Townsend (left).

Secretary Rumsfeld hosts a working luncheon for NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (right) hosts a working luncheon for NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (foreground) in the Pentagon on June 1, 2005. Joining Rumsfeld on the U.S.-side of the table are Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy Mira Ricardel (center), and Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for European and NATO Policy Jim Townsend (left).

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