Kuwaiti Minister of Defense Sheikh Jaber Al Mubarek Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (left) is presented the Department of Defense Distinguished Public Service Award by Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld in the Pentagon on March 31, 2004. The award notes Sheikh Jaber's leadership in defense policy and military cooperation facilitating Kuwait's extraordinary contributions to the global war on terror and further strengthening the strategic partnership between the United States and the State of Kuwait.