Photo Gallery Rumsfeld Resigns
Donald Rumsfeld has resigned and is being replaced by former CIA chief Robert Gates.
Ahead of the Iraq war, Rumsfeld met Germany's then-Foreign minister Joschka Fischer at a conference in Munich at which Fischer famously told him "Excuse me, I am not convinced" in a debate about whether to attack Iraq.
Rumsfeld addressing US soldiers stationed in Iraq on Christmas Eve 2004.
Waiting for President George W. Bush's inauguaration for a second term.
Bush and Rumsfeld walking to a news conference at Bush's ranch in Crawford, texas.
Rumsfeld joking during a news conference in Nice in 2005.
Another photo opportunity with US soldiers in Iraq in February 2005.
Rumsfeld met Iraq's newly elected Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Ja'aferi in Baghdad in April 2005.
Meeting Singapore Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean in June 2005.
All smiles: Rumsfeld during a meeting with Angela Merkel, when she was still Germany's opposition leader, in February 2004.
US-General George Casey (L), Donald Rumsfeld and US Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad during a news conference in July 2005.
Settle down -- Rumsfeld gesturing to journalists during a NATO conference in Berlin in September 2005.
Straight talking -- Rumsfeld speaking to Chinese officers in Beijing in October 2005, urging China to explain the build-up og its missile forces.
Gang of Four: President George W. Bush (R) leads Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (RC), Rumsfeld (LC) and Vice President Dick Cheney (L) down the road for a press briefing at his ranch near Crawford, Texas in August 2005.
Rumsfeld meeting German Defence Minister Franz Josef Jung in December 2005.
Pondering over Iraq: Rumsfeld at a news conference in the Pentagon.
