• NATO Secretary General meets the President of Ukraine Click here to view in your browser Press Release 14 December 2021 PR (2021) 187 NATO Secretary General meets the President of Ukraine On Thursday, 16 December 2021, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, will receive the President of Ukraine, Mr Volodymyr Zelenskyy. ...Continue Reading

View Online Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby Holds a Press Briefing Dec. 13, 2021 PRESS SECRETARY JOHN F. KIRBY:  Good afternoon.  Just a couple of things at the top. I think you -- you probably all have heard today's the 385 -- 385th birthday of the U.S. National Guard, and I think there's just no more visible, tangible way to acknowledge the contributions that the Guard has made to our national security and our national defense as what you see them doing right now in response to the devastating torna ...Continue Reading

View Online Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Remarks Welcoming Lithuanian Minister of National Defence Dr. Arvydas Anušauskas to the Pentagon Dec. 13, 2021 SECRETARY OF DEFENSE LLOYD J. AUSTIN III: Well, Minister Anušauskas, it's a pleasure to host you at the Pentagon. I look forward to a very productive discussion on a range of issues in this - the strong U.S.-Lithuania defense relationship. Lithuania has become a beacon of democracy in the region, and that includes hosting exiled Russian and Belarusian oppos ...Continue Reading

• Prime Minister of Georgia visits NATO Click here to view in your browser Press Release 13 December 2021 PR (2021) 186 Prime Minister of Georgia visits NATO On Wednesday, 15 December 2021, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, will receive the Prime Minister of Georgia, Mr. Irakli Garibashvili, at NATO HQ. The Secretar ...Continue Reading

• President of Azerbaijan visits NATO Click here to view in your browser Press Release 13 December 2021 PR (2021) 185 President of Azerbaijan visits NATO On Tuesday, 14 December 2021, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, will receive the President of Azerbaijan, Mr. Ilham Aliyev. During his visit, Mr. Aliyev will also ...Continue Reading

View Online Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby Holds a Press Briefing Dec. 10, 2021 PRESS SECRETARY JOHN F. KIRBY: Afternoon, everybody. Happy Friday to you. I've got a few things to get through at the top here. You may have seen that the White House just announced that the president will be presenting the Medal of Honor to Master Sergeant Earl Plumlee, Mrs. Tamara Cashe on behalf of Sergeant Frist Class Alwyn Cashe, and Mrs. Katie Celiz on behalf of Sergeant First Class Christopher Celiz at a White House ceremony ...Continue Reading

• New Chancellor of Germany visits NATO Click here to view in your browser Press Release 10 December 2021 PR (2021) 183 New Chancellor of Germany visits NATO On Friday, 10 December 2021, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, will receive the Chancellor of Germany, Mr. Olaf Scholz. The Secretary General and the Chancello ...Continue Reading

• NATO Secretary General praises France’s contributions to Euro-Atlantic security • Safe skies: NATO Air Policing – Western Balkans Click here to view in your browser 10 December 2021 Update NATO Secretary General praises France’s contributions to Euro-Atlantic security During his visit to Paris on 10 December 2021, the Secretary General met ...Continue Reading

View Online Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby holds a Press Briefing Dec. 8, 2021 PRESS SECRETARY JOHN F. KIRBY: Good afternoon, everybody. Just a couple of things to start off with here. On behalf of the entire Department of Defense, the secretary extends our deepest condolences to Rawat family, the Indian military, and the people of India after the tragic death of India's Chief of Defense Staff General Rawat in a helicopter crash. He left an indelible mark on the course of the U.S.-India defense partnership and ...Continue Reading

• New Chancellor of Germany visits NATO Click here to view in your browser Press Release 9 December 2021 PR (2021) 183 New Chancellor of Germany visits NATO On Friday, 10 December 2021, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, will receive the Chancellor of Germany, Mr. Olaf Scholz. The Secretary General and the Chancellor ...Continue Reading