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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (right) escorts Peruvian Minister of Foreign Affairs Oscar Maurtua (center) and Peruvian Ambassador to the United States Eduardo Ferrero (left) to a Pentagon conference room on Dec. 12, 2005. Rumsfeld, Maurtua and Ferrero are meeting to discuss bilateral security issues.

Secretary Rumsfeld escorts Peruvian Minister of Foreign Affairs Oscar Maurtua and Peruvian Ambassador to the United States Eduardo Ferrero to a Pentagon conference room.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (right) escorts Peruvian Minister of Foreign Affairs Oscar Maurtua (center) and Peruvian Ambassador to the United States Eduardo Ferrero (left) to a Pentagon conference room on Dec. 12, 2005. Rumsfeld, Maurtua and Ferrero are meeting to discuss bilateral security issues.

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