Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (left), and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Henry H. Shelton (2nd from left), U.S. Army, meet with Colombian Minister of National Defense Luis Fernando Ramirez (left, foreground) in Cohen's Pentagon office on April 27, 2000. The defense leaders and their senior policy advisors are meeting to discuss a broad range of security issues of interest to both nations. Cohen and Shelton are joined by Under Secretary of Defense (Policy) Walter B. Slocombe (3rd from left) and Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Policy) James Bodner. Ramirez is joined by the Colombian Ambassador Luiz Alberto Moreno (2nd from right) and Lt. Gen. Alfonso Ordonez, chief of the Colombian Joint Staff.