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Secretary Gates, Colonel Lasse Harkjær and Minister of Defense Søren Gade
Secretary Gates, Colonel Lasse Harkjær and Minister of Defense Søren Gade

Defense Secretary Gates Visits Copenhagen

United States Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates will visit Denmark March 31 to April 2, 2008 to thank Denmark for its contributions to Coalition and NATO missions and to discuss the upcoming NATO Summit in Bucharest.

Secretary Gates will meet with Danish Defense Minister Søren Gade and with Danish troops who recently returned from service in Afghanistan.  Secretary Gates will also meet with Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Møller.

 
Secretary Gates in Copenhagen
Secretary Gates in Copenhagen

Secretary Gates and Minister Gade last met March 13, 2008 in Washington, D.C.  After departing Denmark, Secretary Gates will travel to Bucharest for the NATO Summit.