Player Embed Code: <iframe width='500' height='300' scrolling='no' frameborder='0' style='border: none; overflow: hidden; width: 500px; height: 300px;' allowtransparency='true' src='https://www.dvidshub.net/video/embed/648762'></iframe> Download Embed Share A Strong Alliance Defense.gov Dec. 14, 2018 | 2:48 Defense Secretary James N. Mattis hosted Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland and National Defense Minister Harjit Sajjan at the State Department, Dec. 14, 2018. The defense secretary talked of strengthening an already rock-solid alliance.