President Emomali Rahmonov (left), of Tajikistan, welcomes Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld to the Presidential Palace in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on Nov. 3, 2001. Rumsfeld is visiting the Tajik capitol to discuss the war on terrorism with Rahmonov. Also appearing in the photo is the interpreter Alexei Sobchenko (2nd from left), of the U.S. Department of State, and U.S. Ambassador to Tajikistan Franklin Huddle (right).