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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (left) hosts a meeting with a delegation from the Kurdish region of Iraq led by the Regional Government Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani (foreground) in the Pentagon on May 21, 2008. Joining Barzani is the Regional Minister of Foreign Affairs Fala Mustafa Bakir (right). Joining Gates are Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Mary Beth Long and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle East Affairs Mark Kimmitt.

Secretary Gates hosts a meeting with a delegation from the Kurdish region of Iraq.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (left) hosts a meeting with a delegation from the Kurdish region of Iraq led by the Regional Government Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani (foreground) in the Pentagon on May 21, 2008. Joining Barzani is the Regional Minister of Foreign Affairs Fala Mustafa Bakir (right). Joining Gates are Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Mary Beth Long and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle East Affairs Mark Kimmitt.

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