Meetings of the Defence Ministers at NATO HQ Brussels Bilateral Meeting NATO Secretary General and US 14 May 2007 Please credit NATO photos. Left to right: Robert Gates (US Secretary of Defence) shaking hands with NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (Photo ~300Kb) Centre left to right: NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and Robert Gates (US Secretary of Defence) (Photo ~300Kb)