** 10-16 September 12 Sep 2007 NATO Afghanistan commander, senior representative brief press General Dan McNeill, Commander of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, and Ambassador Daan Everts, NATO Senior Civilian Representative, visited NATO Headquarters on 12 September to discuss NATO’s mission in Afghanistan.More... 11 Sep 2007 Appointment of new Supreme Allied Commander Transformation NATO today announced the appointment of Lieutenant General James N. Mattis as Suprem ...Continue Reading

*Classification: NATO UNCLASSIFIED (Releasable for Internet Transmission)* NATO Press Release PR/CP(2007) 09412 September/septembre 2007NATO Secretary General to visit BerlinThe NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, will visit Berlin on Thursday, 13 September 2007. He will meet with Chancellor Angela Merkel, with Minister of Foreign Affairs Frank-Walter Steinmeier and with Minister of Defence Franz Josef Jung.He will also address the NATO Review Conference organised by the German Institute for Internati ...Continue Reading

U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Transcript On the Web: http://www.defenselink.mil/transcripts/transcript.aspx?transcriptid=4035 Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public contact: http://www.defenselink.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 +1 Presenter: Announcement September 12, 2007 DoD Subscription Notice We are pleased to announce that we are implementing a new e-mail subscription for The Office of the Secretary ...Continue Reading

U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Press Advisories On the Web: http://www.defenselink.mil/advisories/advisory.aspx?advisoryid=2886 Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public contact: http://www.defenselink.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 +1 No. 100-07 September 12, 2007 DoD Announcement We are pleased to announce that we are implementing a new e-mail subscription for The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Today I ...Continue Reading

** PR/CP (2007)093 11 Sept. 2007 APPOINTMENT OF NEW SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDERTRANSFORMATION*   NATO today announced the appointment of Lieutenant General James N. Mattis as Supreme Allied Commander Transformation.  Lieutenant General Mattis is currently serving as Commander, US Marine Corps Forces Central Command and Commanding General, I Marine Expeditionary Force.  He has also been nominated  Commander, United States Joint Forces Command.  With the advice and consent of the United S ...Continue Reading

** PR/CP (2007)092 11 Sep. 2007 Informal meeting of NATO* Defence* Ministers (IDM 2-2007),*  * Noordwijk*, *Netherlands*, 24–25 October 2007*  * 1.         Information* Defence Ministers will hold informal meetings in Noordwijk, Netherlands, on Wednesday 24 and Thursday 25 October 2007, under the chairmanship of the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer. The Minister of Defence of the Netherlands, His Excell ...Continue Reading

** PR 070907 E Note for the Media NATO Parliamentary Assembly 07-Sept -2007 NATO PA 53RD ANNUAL SESSION TO BE HELD IN REYKJAVIK, ICELAND 5-9 OCTOBER 2007 * * * * Iceland will host the NATO Parliamentary Assembly's 53rd Annual Session, bringing together in Reykjavik some 340 parliamentarians from North America and Europe, from 5 to 9 October 2007. The Plenary session on Tuesday 9 October will be addressed by NATO PA's President, José LELLO, Sturla BÖ ...Continue Reading

U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Transcript On the Web: http://www.defenselink.mil/transcripts/transcript.aspx?transcriptid=4036 Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public contact: http://www.defenselink.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 +1 Presenter: Colonel Stephen Twitty, Commander, 4th Infrantry Brigade, 1st Calvary Division, Forward Operating Base Marez, Iraq September 07, 2007 DoD Briefing with Col. Twitty fr ...Continue Reading

** 3-9 September 2007 5-9 Sep 2007 NATO’s highest military authority to meet in Canada NATO’s Military Committee will meet in Chiefs of Defence Staff session in Canada, 6-9 September, focusing on how to improve providing resources and other capabilities to enhance Alliance operations.More... 5 Sep 2007 UN representative briefs NATO on Afghan drugs issue Antonio Maria Costa, Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime visited NATO HQ on 5 September to discuss with NATO decision-makers the issue of ...Continue Reading

U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Transcript On the Web: http://www.defenselink.mil/transcripts/transcript.aspx?transcriptid=4035 Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public contact: http://www.defenselink.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 +1 Presenter: Major General Sherlock, Director for Operational Planning, Joint Chiefs of Staff September 06, 2007 DoD Operational Update Briefing with Maj. Gen. Sherlock from the ...Continue Reading