Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England (second from right) hosts a meeting with Norwegian Minister of Defense Anne-Grete Strom-Erichsen (third from left) in the Pentagon on Sept. 7, 2006. England and Strom-Erichsen are meeting to discuss defense issues of mutual interest. From left to right are National Armaments Director Leif Lindback, Norwegian Ambassador to the U.S. Knut Vollebaek, Strom-Erichsen, Counselor, Defense and Security Policy Kirsti Skjerven, U.S. Ambassador to Norway Benson Whitney, England, and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Edmund Giambastiani.