Ministerial Meetings (Us)

Mr. Matthew Taylor
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many times Ministers in his Department have met their counterparts in the US Government since 1 June 1998; and if he will list the-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|Minister                                                                        |Counterpart  |Location  |
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|Secretary of State                                                              |William Cohen|Washington|
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|Secretary of State                                                              |William Cohen|Washington|
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|Secretary of State, Minister (Defence Procurement), and Under-Secretary of State|John Hamre   |London    |
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|Minister (Armed Forces)                                                         |John Hamre   |Washington|
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In addition, we have regular exchanges and contacts at other meetings and conferences.