Andrea L. Thompson Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security and Kay Bailey Hutchison U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO Press Briefing January 16, 2019 Ambassador Kay Bailey Hutchison: Thank you all very much for coming. I am very happy to be here. We have just briefed our allies. I will introduce the Under …
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United States Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11 September 2018 Ambassador Kay Bailey Hutchison Commemorates 9/11 Attacks at NATO Memorial Brussels, Belgium – U.S. Ambassador to NATO Kay Bailey Hutchison held the first commemoration of the September 11 attacks since the 9/11 and Article 5 Memorial was dedicated at the …
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Ambassador Hutchison’s Remarks to Commemorate the September 11 Attacks at the 9/11 and Article 5 Memorial – NATO HQ Tuesday, September 11, 2018 Thank you so much all of you from our wonderful U.S. Delegation and to the Ambassadors who came out today, my fellow American, Rose Gottemoeller, and the Ambassadors from NATO, thank …
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News Briefing by Secretary Mattis at NATO Headquarters following the Defense Ministerial November 9, 2017 From DoD SECRETARY OF DEFENSE JIM SEC. MATTIS: Well, good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. I’m Jim Mattis. I’m from the United States. As you know, we just concluded our NATO Defense Ministerial. A couple of the subjects we discussed — …
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Remarks by Secretary Mattis at D-ISIS event at the NATO Headquarters Brussels, Belgium November 9, 2017 From DoD SECRETARY GENERAL JENS STOLTENBERG: Welcome. I think we are ready to start. Welcome to this meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS. I’m pleased to see you all here at the NATO Headquarters. It is a decisive …
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Remarks by Secretary Mattis at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany June 28, 2017 From DOD Thank you, Keith, old friend, Minister von der Leyen, there is probably no one that I would rather be here today with than my esteemed fellow Minister, the first Minister to call on me after …
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Remarks by President Trump at Unveiling of the 9/11 and Article 5 Memorial and Berlin Wall Memorial May 25, 2017 in Brussels, Belgium PRESIDENT TRUMP: Thank you very much, Secretary General Stoltenberg. Chancellor Merkel, thank you very much. Other heads of state and government, I am honored to be here with members of an …
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Remarks by President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in a Joint Press Conference April 12, 2017 PRESIDENT TRUMP: Thank you. Secretary General Stoltenberg, it’s a pleasure to welcome you to the White House — especially at such an important moment in our great Alliance. I also want to acknowledge the great work …
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Press Conference by Secretary Mattis at NATO Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium Feb. 16, 2017 MODERATOR: Ladies and gentlemen, Secretary Mattis will make a statement and then take two questions. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE JIM MATTIS: Yes, ma’am. Well, good afternoon, ladies and gentleman. I just completed the defense ministerial, where I had the opportunity to engage …
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Intervention by U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis Session One of the North Atlantic Council NATO Defense Ministerial Wednesday, February 15, 2017 (AS PREPARED) Secretary General, fellow Ministers. It’s good to be back. I’m grateful to serve alongside you again and to gain a deeper appreciation of the situation facing our Alliance and …
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Joint Press Statements at the February 2017 Defense Ministerial: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and the US Secretary of Defense, Jim Mattis From NATO (As delivered) So, good afternoon. Secretary Mattis, it’s great to welcome you to NATO Headquarters. We spoke on the phone on the first day when you had taken up your position as Secretary …
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Readout of the President’s Call with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg From The White House President Donald J. Trump spoke today with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg about the United States’ strong support for NATO. The leaders discussed how to encourage all NATO allies to meet their defense spending commitments. Additionally, the parties discussed the potential for a …
Read More» From DoD Pentagon Spokesperson Capt. Jeff Davis provided the following readout: Secretary Mattis spoke today by telephone with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to reconnect and discuss the key role NATO plays in transatlantic security. The secretary, who previously served as NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander for Transformation, wanted to place the call on his first full …
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On behalf of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, I congratulate Donald J. Trump on his inauguration as the 45th President of the United States of America. The United States has played a leading role in NATO since its founding in Washington in 1949, and continues to demonstrate rock-solid commitment to our shared security today. NATO …
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By NATO NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg spoke by phone today with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. The Secretary General congratulated the President-elect on his election victory and said that he was looking forward to working with him and his national security team. The President-elect and the Secretary General both underlined NATO’s enduring importance, and discussed how …
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From NATO I congratulate Donald Trump on his election as the next President of the United States. And I look forward to working with President-elect Trump. We face a challenging new security environment, including hybrid warfare, cyber attacks, the threat of terrorism. US leadership is as important as ever. Our Alliance has brought together America’s closest …
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FACT SHEET: U.S. and NATO Efforts in Support of NATO Partners, including Georgia, Ukraine, and Moldova From The White House The United States strongly supports NATO’s cooperation with partners as a means to more effectively share burdens and further our common security goals. This aligns with wider U.S. strategy of driving global cooperation on security challenges through …
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FACT SHEET: U.S. Contributions to Enhancing Allied Resilience From The White House At the NATO Warsaw Summit, heads of state and government will commit their nations and the Alliance to enhance resilience against the full spectrum of threats, including hybrid threats wherever they might originate. As leaders will affirm, resilience against these challenges requires allies’ civilian and military capabilities, …
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FACT SHEET: U.S. Assurance and Deterrence Efforts in Support of NATO Allies From The White House In the last 18 months, the United States has taken several steps to assure our allies in Europe and demonstrate our continued commitment to NATO collective defense. Operation ATLANTIC RESOLVE (OAR) is a demonstration of our dedication to enduring peace and …
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FACT SHEET: U.S. Contributions to NATO Capabilities From The White House The United States and our 27 allies are strongly committed to NATO’s three core tasks of collective defense, crisis management, and cooperative security. In pursuit of these tasks, NATO seeks a range of capabilities and other resources from allies. These capabilities are provided mostly from allied …
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