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Deputy Secretary Hamre escorts President Alpha Oumar Konare of Mali into the Pentagon.
Deputy Secretary of Defense John J. Hamre (center) escorts President Alpha Oumar Konare (right), of the Republic of Mali, through an armed forces honor cordon into the Pentagon on Nov. 21, 1997.