The ambassadors and defense ministers of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania participate in regional security discussions in the Pentagon on March 14, 2002. Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz (foreground) is hosting the meeting of (left to right) Girts Valdis Kristovskis, minister of defense of Latvia; Sven Mikser, minister of defense of Estonia, and Avis Ronin, the Latvian ambassador to the U.S. Seated to the right of Wolfowitz is Ian Brzezinski, deputy assistant secretary of defense for European and NATO policy.