SECRETARY OF STATE RICE HOLDS A JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE WITH MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS DOWNER

From left to right, Australian Defense Minister Brendan Nelson, Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexander Downer, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England hold a joint press conference at the State Department in Washington on December 12, 2006. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)