Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (right) begins talks with South Korean Minister of National Defense Kim Dong Shin (foreground) as the annual U.S.--Republic of Korea Security Consultative Meeting gets underway at the Pentagon on Nov. 15, 2001. Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Peter Rodman (left), Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) Dov Zakheim, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Richard B. Myers, U.S. Air Force joined in the talks which provide an opportunity for the two nations to review their security relationships and propose modifications, as necessary, to deal with changing world conditions.