The Allies have extended term of office of General Secretary Jens Stoltenberg by two years. The former Norwegian head of government remained in office until September 30, 2020, and shared military alliance. The Allies would have “full confidence” in Stoltenbergs ability to advance NATO’s adaptation to 21st century security challenges. The decision to Stoltenberg was unanimous.
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The 58-year-old Norwegian has been NATO Secretary general since October 2014. His first four-year term ends at end of September 2018. The second term of office of Secretary-General is often shorter. Stoltenbergs predecessor Anders Fogh Rasmussen from Denmark was in office for a good five years.
Honoured and grateful that 29 Allies have decided to extend my term as NATO secretary General until end of September 2020. Looking forward to continue working toger to strengn alliance and keep our citizens safe.
— Jens Stoltenberg (@jensstoltenberg) December 12, 2017
Stoltenberg showed himself “honored and grateful” that 29 allies extended his mandate. He is looking forward to continuing his work, strengning alliance and “ensuring safety of our citizens”. The federal government had already spoken out last week for a two-year extension of Stoltenbergs term of office.
Defense Minister Ursula von Leyen (CDU) and Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel (SPD) had publicly promoted Stoltenbergs for anor term last week. The Leyen said that Stoltenberg had done an excellent job of modernizing NATO and adapting its structure to a changing security situation.
