Secretary Cohen meets with Brazilian Minister of Defense Geraldo Magela Quintao Alvares in Cohen's Pentagon office.
Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (2nd from left) accompanied by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Hugh H. Shelton (left), U.S. Army, meet with Brazilian Minister of Defense Geraldo Magela Quintao Alvares (2nd from right) and his staff in Cohen's Pentagon office on June 28, 2000. This is the first visit by the new position of Brazilian Minister of Defense.