DoD News Briefing with Rear Admiral Romano from the Pentagon Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:42:00 -0500 Presenter: Pentagon U.S. European Command Director of Logistics and Security Assistance, Rear Admiral Steven Romano August 15, 2008 DoD News Briefing with Rear Admiral Romano from the Pentagon          COL. JOHN DORRIAN (spokesman, U.S. European Command): This is Colonel John Dorrian, calling from U.S. European Command. I want ...Continue Reading

DoD News Briefing with Secretary Gates and Gen. Cartwright from the Pentagon Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:27:00 -0500 Presenter: Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. James Cartwright August 14, 2008 DoD News Briefing with Secretary Gates and Gen. Cartwright from the Pentagon          SEC. GATES: Yesterday the president directed the Department of Defense to begin a major humanitarian mis ...Continue Reading

** PR/CP (2008)103 14 August 2008 *Informal Meeting* *OF FOREIGN MINISTERS* * * *Brussels – TUESDAY 19 August 2008* * * * * * * A meeting of the North Atlantic Council (“the Council”), at the level of Foreign Ministers, will be held at NATO Headquarters on Tuesday, 19 August 2008 from 10:00. *ACCREDITATION*   Media representatives will receive their accreditation at the entrance to the NATO compound from 07:00 on presentation of a valid press card and identity doc ...Continue Reading

DoD News Briefing with Acting Secretary of the Air Force Donley and Chief of Staff Gen. Schwartz from the Pentagon Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:35:00 -0500 Presenter: Acting Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz August 12, 2008 DoD News Briefing with Acting Secretary of the Air Force Donley and Chief of Staff Gen. Schwartz from the Pentagon          MR. DONLEY: Good afternoon. I'm Mike ...Continue Reading

DoD News Briefing with Maj.Gen. Hertling from the Pentagon Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:01:00 -0500 Presenter: Commander of Multinational Division-North and 1st Armored Division, Maj. Gen. Mark Hertling August 11, 2008 DoD News Briefing with Maj.Gen. Hertling from the Pentagon          (Note: The general appears via teleconference from Iraq.)          BRYAN WHITMAN (deputy assistant se ...Continue Reading

** PR/CP (2008)092 11 August 2008 MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND DEPUTY MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR OF *GEORGIA* TO VISIT NATO*   The Georgian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ms Eka Tkeshelashvili and the Deputy Minister of the Interior, Ms Eka Zguladze, will visit NATO Headquarters on Tuesday 12th August 2008.  She will meet with the Secretary General, Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, and address the North Atlantic Council. There will be no media opportunity. End of mail ...Continue Reading

** PR/CP (2008)099 11 August 2008 Informal Meeting of NATO Defence Ministers*   London* (*United Kingdom*), 18-19 September 2008* Defence Ministers will gather in London, United Kingdom, on Thursday 18 and Friday 19 September 2008. Discussions will focus on transformation of the Alliance and its military forces. Under the chairmanship of the NATO Secretary General, Mr Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, the informal gathering will be hosted by the United Kingdom Secretary of State for Defence, the Right Honourable ...Continue Reading

** PR/CP (2008)101 8 August 2008 LÂ’OTAN SE DIT PREOCCUPEE PAR LA SITUATION EN MAURITANIE*   Un porte-parole de lÂ’OTAN sÂ’est déclaré aujourdÂ’hui préoccupé par les événements intervenus récemment en Mauritanie et il a ajouté que lÂ’Alliance continue de suivre de près l’évolution de la situation.   La prise du pouvoir par la force doit &A ...Continue Reading

** PR/CP (2008)100 8 August 2008 STATEMENT BY THE NATO SECRETARY GENERAL ON EVENTS IN * SOUTH OSSETIA**  *  *  * The NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, is seriously concerned about the events that are taking place in the Georgian region of South Ossetia and said that the Alliance is closely following the situation.   The Secretary General calls on all sides for an immediate end of the armed clashes and direct talks between the parties. End of mail ...Continue Reading

DoD News Briefing with Assad from the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:31:00 -0500 Presenter: Director of Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Shay Assad August 06, 2008 DoD News Briefing with Assad from the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.             MODERATOR: Welcome, and thank you for joining us this afternoon. Today it's my privilege to introduce to you Mr. Shay Assad. Mr. Assad is the di ...Continue Reading