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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (4th from left) hosts a meeting in the Pentagon with Iraqi Minister of Defense Abdul Qader (right). Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Ambassador Alexander Vershbow (left), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy (5th from left) and Ambassador to the United States Samir Shakir al-Sumaydi (2nd from right) also attended.

Secretary Gates hosts a meeting with Iraqi Minister of Defense Abdul Qader.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (4th from left) hosts a meeting in the Pentagon with Iraqi Minister of Defense Abdul Qader (right). Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Ambassador Alexander Vershbow (left), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy (5th from left) and Ambassador to the United States Samir Shakir al-Sumaydi (2nd from right) also attended.

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