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Forums - Politics Discussion - Norway's Stoltenberg Appointed as New NATO Chief

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen says Norway's former premier Jens Stoltenberg is to succeed him as new chief of the military alliance in October.

The appointment comes at a critical time for the alliance as the crisis over Ukraine has suddenly made NATO more relevant in Europe.

Fogh Rasmussen is to step down after a NATO summit in Wales later this year, and the past weeks had seen feverish diplomatic activity as some member states sought to push their candidate into the top political job of the 28-nation military alliance.

"Warm congratulations" Rasmussen said in a Twitter message Friday to his fellow Scandinavian politician.

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/sources-norways-stoltenberg-nato-chief-23098111

 

 

"This afternoon, the North Atlantic Council decided to appoint Mr. Jens Stoltenberg as Secretary General of NATO and Chairman of the North Atlantic Council, in succession to Anders Fogh Rasmussen. Mr. Stoltenberg will assume his functions as Secretary General as from 1 October 2014, when Mr. Fogh Rasmussen’s term expires after 5 years and 2 months at the helm of the Alliance."

 

Good luck to you all. He's a man of many words and few actions. 



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His name is appropriately bad ass for the job.



I'm surprised to see such a complete lack of interest on the topic in such turbulent times.



Well most don't know who he is...