Chapter 52 secretary donald rumsfeld met again

On the second day of his visit to Washington in March 2005, he made an appointment to meet with Deputy Secretary of the US Department of Defense Wolfowitz.But just the night before, a phone call came, and Secretary Rumsfeld wanted to meet me directly. This reminds me of the time in 1974 when I received, as first lady, Executive Rumsfeld, who was visiting South Korea as President Ford's Secretary of Defense when he was also Secretary of Defense of the United States. When we arrived at the Pentagon (Office of Defense), Lawless, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Security Affairs in the Asia-Pacific Region, greeted us and took us to the conference room.Executive Rumsfeld was waiting for us in the conference room. When he saw me, he happily shook my hand and chatted about the past.

"I still remember the scene when I met President Park and you. Although Ms. Noh Young-soo passed away not long ago, your father is still standing. I am very moved. At that time, you were also the executive first lady The mission, that appearance still impresses me.” We chatted for a long time, discussing the issue of North Korea's nuclear weapons and the situation on the Korean Peninsula.During the conversation, he suddenly took out an artificial satellite image, which was a satellite image of the Korean Peninsula taken by an artificial satellite.

"This is a photo taken late at night. You can see that South Korea is brightly lit, but North Korea is completely dark. Liberal democracy presents such a prosperous scene, but the world in the north is dark. After seeing this photo, I suddenly realized How precious is freedom and democracy, and simply put it under the glass of the desk." Then he got up suddenly, said he would show us his desk, and guided us to his office.This is the first time that the minister made an exception, which not only surprised us, but also shocked the accompanying colleagues from the US Department of Defense.

Under the glass plate of Executive Rumsfeld’s desk, there was indeed the artificial satellite aerial photo that he just showed me. He handed the photo to me and said, “When you see this photo, please don’t forget the principles of freedom and democracy. Precious." And add: "I often give this photo as a gift to visiting world leaders." That day, Secretary Rumsfeld gave us a very warm reception. I think it may be his kindness based on past fate.