Secretary of War Pete Hegseth welcomed South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back to Washington at the Pentagon for a bilateral engagement.

multiple outlets, traced to a single source · Reported fact · first recorded Aug 20, 12:30 AM

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US Dept of DefenseUS government · Aug 20, 12:01 AM

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth welcomed South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back to Washington

Details: Pete Hegseth; Ahn Gyu-back; Washington

US Dept of DefenseUS government · Aug 20, 12:01 AM

The engagement took place at the Pentagon

Details: Pentagon

US Dept of DefenseUS government · Aug 20, 12:01 AM

The engagement was bilateral in nature

Details: bilateral