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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (2nd from left) hosts a Pentagon meeting to discuss bilateral security issues with South Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs Ban Ki-moon (center right) in the Pentagon on Aug. 23, 2005. Joining Rumsfeld on the U.S. side of the table are Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman (left), Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Mary Beth Long (2nd from right) and Bob Scher (right) of the Pentagon's Asia-Pacific Office. On the Korean side are Director General for North American Affairs Kim Sook (left), Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Song Min-soon (2nd from left), Ambassador Hong Seok Hyun (right) and, (at the end of the table) Kim Hyoung-zhin, director, North American Division.

Secretary Rumsfeld hosts a Pentagon meeting with South Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs Ban Ki-moon.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (2nd from left) hosts a Pentagon meeting to discuss bilateral security issues with South Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs Ban Ki-moon (center right) in the Pentagon on Aug. 23, 2005. Joining Rumsfeld on the U.S. side of the table are Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman (left), Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Mary Beth Long (2nd from right) and Bob Scher (right) of the Pentagon's Asia-Pacific Office. On the Korean side are Director General for North American Affairs Kim Sook (left), Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Song Min-soon (2nd from left), Ambassador Hong Seok Hyun (right) and, (at the end of the table) Kim Hyoung-zhin, director, North American Division.

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