** 05 November/novembre 2008PR/CP(2008)136 Secretary General congratulates President-elect Obama I offer warm congratulations to Senator Obama on his election to become the next US President. The transatlantic link, based upon the shared values on which our Alliance was founded almost 60 years ago, remains essential. Today’s security challenges require an ever stronger cooperation and solidarity between Allies, and I look forward to the role the United States will continue to play in this regard under Presi ...Continue Reading

** PR/CP (2008)135 4 November 2008 North Atlantic Council VisitS KFOR* The North Atlantic Council (NAC) is visiting KFOR today, Tuesday 4 November 2008. The NAC is the senior decision-making body of NATO, comprising the 26 NATO Permanent Representatives, chaired by the Secretary General, Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer.    During the visit, the members of the NAC will meet with COMKFOR, Lt. Gen. Giuseppe Emilio Gay, and with the Kosovo authorities. They will also meet with leaders of the Serb commu ...Continue Reading

** 23-29 Oct. 2008 24 Oct. 2008 NATO Naval Task Group en route to escort duties off Somali coast Seven ships, from six NATO navies, transit the Suez Canal today, on their way to conduct both anti-piracy duties and visit NATO partner nations in the Gulf region.More ... 27 Oct. 2008 NATO and EU representatives discuss security issues The North Atlantic Council (NAC) and the European Union’s Political and Security Committee (PSC) met at NATO Headquarters on 27 October to discuss the situation in Bosnia and Her ...Continue Reading

** Speech by NATO Secretary General at the *University* of *Chisinau**  * Chisinau*, *Moldova* – *30 October 2008* Ambassadors, Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Students, I am pleased to be back in Chisinau today.  I was here relatively early on during my tenure as NATO Secretary General, and I have been looking forward to coming back.  Thank you, Dr. Ciocanu, for welcoming me to Chisinau University, and thank you all for attending. The NATO Alliance that I have the privilege to represent will turn 60 ...Continue Reading

DoD News Briefing with Press Secretary Geoff Morrell from the Pentagon Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:21:00 -0500 Presenter: Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell October 29, 2008 DoD News Briefing with Press Secretary Geoff Morrell from the Pentagon                 MR. MORRELL: Good morning. Thanks for joining me a little earlier than usual today. I have a brief announcement and then we'll get ri ...Continue Reading

** PR/CP (2008)134 29 October 2008 NATO  SECRETARY  GENERAL TO  VISIT  *MOLDOVA**  * 30 OCTOBER 2008* The NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, will travel to Chisinau on Thursday, 30 October 2008.   He will meet with President  Vladimir Voronin, with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrei Stratan and with Minister of Defence Vitalie  Vrabie. The Secretary General will also deliver an address at the State University of Moldova. _Media Adv ...Continue Reading

DoD News Briefing with Col. Caraccilo from Iraq Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:23:00 -0500 Presenter: Commander, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Col. Dominic Caraccilo October 28, 2008 DoD News Briefing with Col. Caraccilo from Iraq              (Note: The colonel appears via teleconference.)              BRYAN WHITMAN (deputy assi ...Continue Reading

** ** 24 October 2008 NATO Press Release (2008)133   North Atlantic Council meeting with Political and Security Committee of the European Union   The North Atlantic Council (NAC) and the Political and Security Committee (PSC) of the European Union will meet at 10:30 hours on Monday, 27 October 2008 at the NATO Headquarters.   The NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and the EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, Mr. Javier Solana will jointly take questio ...Continue Reading

** NATO Naval Task Group en route to escort duties off Somali coast   October 24, 2008 Mons, Belgium — Three NATO ships, part of the Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) – separated from the main SNMG2 group and are en route to the East African coast responding to the UN Secretary GeneralÂ’s request for NATO to escort merchant ships carrying World Food Programme (WFP) cargo.   The three NATO ships, part of Operation ALLIED PROVIDER, will begin escort duties and establish a naval p ...Continue Reading

DoD News Briefing with Maj. Gen. Kelly from Iraq Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:56:00 -0500 Presenter: Commander, Multinational Force-West Maj. Gen. John Kelly October 23, 2008 DoD News Briefing with Maj. Gen. Kelly from Iraq                  (Note: The general appears via teleconference from Iraq.)                  B ...Continue Reading