NATO appoints outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte as its …
Jun 26, 2024 · NATO has appointed Mark Rutte as its next secretary-general, putting the outgoing Dutch prime minister in charge of the world’s biggest security organization at a critical time for European security as war rages in Ukraine.
Mark Rutte takes office as NATO Secretary General
On Tuesday (1 October 2024), Mark Rutte took office as the NATO Secretary General. He was welcomed to NATO Headquarters in Brussels by the outgoing Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, whose term ends after ten years. Mr Rutte and Mr Stoltenberg laid a wreath during a ceremony at the NATO Memorial to the Fallen.
NATO's new chief makes Ukraine support a top ... - Associated Press News
Oct 3, 2024 · “There can be no lasting security in Europe without a strong, independent Ukraine,” new NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said in his first speech on taking office, and he affirmed a commitment made by the organization’s leaders in 2008 that …
Mark Rutte takes over as new NATO chief, dismisses Trump …
Oct 1, 2024 · One of NATO’s longest serving top officials, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, stepped down on Tuesday, handing over the reins to former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte as the military...
Mark Rutte, next NATO secretary general, after Romania drops …
Jun 20, 2024 · Mark Rutte, the outgoing prime minister of the Netherlands, is now set to become the next NATO secretary general. Romania, the only member of the alliance holding out on his candidacy,...
Dutch PM Mark Rutte to leave politics after government collapses
Jul 10, 2023 · Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said Monday he would step down as leader of the country’s ruling party and leave politics, after his government collapsed over immigration policy, Dutch...
Nato must switch to 'wartime mindset', warns secretary general
Dec 12, 2024 · Mark Rutte called the current security situation the "worst in my lifetime" Nato members have pledged to spend at least 2% of the value of their economies - measured by GDP - on defence per year ...
New NATO Chief Mark Rutte Visits Ukraine in His First Trip Since …
Oct 3, 2024 · New NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte visited Ukraine in his first official trip since taking office and pledging the alliance's continued support for Kyiv in its war with Russia.
Mark Rutte Moves From Leading Netherlands to Heading NATO
Jun 26, 2024 · Mark Rutte, the long-serving Dutch prime minister, was formally named the new secretary general of NATO on Wednesday, putting an experienced, strongly pro-Ukraine leader with a reputation...
'Teflon Mark' Rutte set to bring consensus-building skills from …
Jun 20, 2024 · Mark Rutte has gotten to know a thing or two about finding consensus among fractious coalition partners over the course of more than a dozen years at the top of Dutch politics.