Mr Fogh Rasmussen will formally take up his duties on August 1, 2009, when the term of the current Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, expires after five and a half years at the helm of the Alliance.
04 Apr. 2009
NATO Allies select new Secretary General
At the Summit in Strasbourg and Kehl, the 28 NATO Heads of State and Government agreed uninamously to appoint Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen as NATO's next Secretary General.
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From the event
- Summit meetings of Heads of State and Government
Strasbourg, France / Kehl, Germany - 3-4 April 2009