President Heydar Aliyev (left) greets Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld at the Presidential Palace in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Dec. 15, 2001. Rumsfeld is meeting with leaders of the Caucasus region to establish military-to-military links with those countries. Accompanying Rumsfeld is Assistant Secretary of Defense, Public Affairs, Victoria Clarke and Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy J. D. Crouch.