Secretary Gates conducts a press conference. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (center) conducts a press conference with President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai (right) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace, U.S. Marine Corps, at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Jan. 16, 2007. Gates and Pace are in Afghanistan to meet with Karzai, senior military leaders and the deployed troops. SHARE IMAGE: Download Image: Full Size (0.03 MB) Photo By: VIRIN: 194928-B-VYE13-547.jpg Photo Gallery