Mr. Gates met with Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

Mr. Gates reviews the troops with Vietnamese Defence Minister Gen. Phung Quang Thanh during a Guards of Honor Ceremony.

The US Defence Minister Robert Gates and his Vietnamese counterpart Phung Quang Thanh.

Mr. Gates talked with students of the National University.

Mr. Gates met with his Japanese counterpart Toshimi Kitazawa.

Mr. Gates and his Chinese counterpart Liang Guanglie.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates chats with Australian Defense Minister Stephen Smith

Mr. Gates signs the ADMM+ Joint Declaration.

From left to right: Russia’s Deputy Defence Minister and Chief of Staff General Nikolai Makarov, Singapore’s Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean, Thailand’s Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwon, U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates and Gen. Surin Pitsawan, secretary of the Southeast Asian Nations Defense Ministers, pose for a photo.

Mr. Gates and other defense ministers meet with President Nguyen Minh Triet at the Presidential Palace.