Minister of Defense Jose Atilio Benitez Parada presents a plaque to Secretary Panetta
El Salvadorian Minister of Defense Jose Atilio Benitez Parada, left, presents a plaque to Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta during a meeting in Punta del Este, Uruguay, on Oct 7, 2012. Panetta is in Uruguay to attend the 10th Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas as part of a four-day trip to strengthen defense relationships with Western Hemisphere counterparts.