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Gates, Mullen Attend Asia Security Summit
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks at the opening of the 7th annual Asia Security Summit in Singapore, May 31, 2008. The summit, also known as the Shangri-La Dialogue after the hotel where it is held, brings together defense ministers, chiefs of staff and other senior security policy-makers from more than 20 Asian nations each year to discuss regional security concerns. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks at the opening of the 7th annual Asia Security Summit in Singapore, May 31, 2008. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks at the opening of the 7th annual Asia Security Summit in Singapore, May 31, 2008. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, and John Chipman, the director-general and chief executive of the International Institute for Strategic Studies take a question from a member of the audience during the 7th annual Asia Security Summit in Singapore, May 31, 2008.U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, and John Chipman, director-general and chief executive of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, listen to a question during the 7th annual Asia Security Summit, known as the Shangri-La Dialogue, in Singapore, May 31, 2008. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks with members of the press during the 7th annual Asia Security Summit in Singapore, May 31, 2008.U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff, talk with members of the press during the 7th annual Asia Security Summit, known as the Shangri-La Dialogue, in Singapore, May 31, 2008. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, and U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff, speak with members of the press during the 7th annual Asia Security Summit in Singapore, May 31, 2008. From left: U.S. Navy Adm. Timothy Keating, commander of U.S. Pacific Command, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, U.S. Navy Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Peter Chiarelli, hold a bilateral meeting with Philippine Secretary of Defense Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and his staff during the 7th annual Asia Security Summit, the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, May 31, 2008. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Japanese Minister of Defense Shigeru Ishiba hold a joint press conference during the 7th annual Asia Security Summit, Shangri-La Dialogue, in Singapore, Saturday, May 31, 2008. Chinese Lt General Ma Xiaotian, left, deputy chief of staff of the People's Liberation Army, talks with U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff, and U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates during the 7th annual Asia Security Summit, known as the Shangri-La Dialogue, in Singapore, May 31, 2008. Chinese Lt General Ma Xiaotian, left, deputy chief of staff of the People's Liberation Army, talks with U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff, during the 7th annual Asia Security Summit, known as the Shangri-La Dialogue, in Singapore, May 31, 2008. Chinese Lt Gen. Ma Xiaotian, left, deputy chief of staff of the People's Liberation Army, shakes hands with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates as U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff, looks on during the 7th annual Asia Security Summit in Singapore, May 31, 2008. U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff, walks and talks with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates during the 7th annual Asia Security Summit, Shangri-La Dialogue, in Singapore, May 31, 2008. From left: U.S. Ambassador to Singapore Patricia L. Herbold and U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates talk to Teo Chee Hean, Singaporean Minister of Defense, during the 7th annual Asia Security Summit in Singapore, May 31, 2008. From left: U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff, looks on as U.S. Ambassador to Singapore Patricia L. Herbold and U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speak with Singaporean Minister of Defense Teo Chee Hean during the 7th annual Asia Security Summit in Singapore, May 31, 2008. From left: James J. Shinn, assistant secretary of defense for Asian & Pacific Security, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, a translator, U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Peter Chiarelli, senior military assistant to the secretary, hold a bilateral meeting with French Minister of Defense Herve Morin and his staff during the 7th annual Asia Security Summit, the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, May 31, 2008.
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks at the opening of the 7th annual Asia Security Summit in Singapore, May 31, 2008. The summit, also known as the Shangri-La Dialogue after the hotel where it is held, brings together defense ministers, chiefs of staff and other senior security policy-makers from more than 20 Asian nations each year to discuss regional security concerns.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison