1999 [ January ] [ February ] [ March ] [ April ] [ May ] [ June ] [ July ] [ August ] [ September ] [ October ] [ November ] [ December ] The following pages contain high quality photos that can be downloaded for printing. January 11 January 1999 - Malines Launching of the Belgian programme of the 50th Anniversary of NATO - Presentation of 5 postal stamps at the Belgian Postal Printing Works 28 January 1999 - NATO HQ Visit of Kofi Annan, UN Secretary General March 9-10 March 1999 - NATO HQ Military Committee Meeting at Chiefs of Staff Level 16 March 1999 - NATO HQ Ceremony to mark the Accession of the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland to the North Atlantic Treaty. 22 March 1999 - NATO HQ Visit Richard Holbrooke, US Special Envoy, to NATO to discuss the crisis situation in Kosovo. 23 March 1999 - NATO HQ Richard Holbrooke, US Special Envoy meets with the NATO Secretary General in Brussels concerning the breakdown of negotiations relating to the crisis in Kosovo. 25 March 1999 - NATO HQ Joint Press Conference NATO Secretary General, Dr. J. Solana and Gen. Wesley Clark (SACEUR). 26 March 1999 - NATO HQ Press Conference following second round of NATO airstrikes by "Allied Force" Slides used during the Daily Press Briefings on the situation in Kosovo are available separately. 29 March 1999 Meeting between Emma Bonino, European Commissioner and Secretary General Solana on the Kosovo refugees. 30 March 1999 Joint Press Conference with NATO Spokesman, Jamie Shea and Air Commodore David Wilby, SHAPE Policy and Requirement Division, concerning the NATO Airstrikes and the crisis situation in Kosovo. 31 March 1999 Gen. Wesley Clark, SACEUR giving a television interview in Studio Ismay at NATO HQ Brussels. April 1 April 1999 Joint Press Conference by NATO Secretary General, Dr. Javier Solana and General Wesley Clark, SACEUR. 5 April 1999 Special meeting of the NATO Council on 5 April 1999 and of the Press Conference by NATO Spokesman, Jamie Shea and Air Commodore David Wilby, SHAPE 7 April 1999 Visit of US Secretary of Defense, William Cohen to NATO HQ 9 April 1999 Visit of the Hungarian Foreign Minister and the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defence of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (1) 10 April 1999 Meeting between the NATO Secretary General and the Foreign Minister for The Netherlands. 11 April 1999 Meeting between the NATO Secretary General and the US Secretary of State. 12 April 1999 Extraordinary Meeting of the North Atlantic Council at Foreign Ministers Level. 13 April 1999 Press Briefing by General Wesley Clark, SACEUR, at NATO HQ. 14 April 1999 Press Conferences by Louise Arbour, Chief Prosecutor, International War Crimes Tribunal, The Hague and Mrs. S. Ogata, UN High Commissioner for Refugees. 16 April 1999 Pictures taken during the visit of the minister of Defence of Canada, Mr. A. Eggleton to NATO HQ 20 April 1999 Pictures taken during the press briefing by PM Tony Blair and Secretary General Solana Pictures taken during the NATO Summit in Washington (22-25 April 1999) are available separately. 29 April 1999 Press Briefing of the US Deputy Secretary of State, Mr. Strobe Talbot at NATO HQ in Brussels, relating to the situation in Kosovo. 30 April 1999 Visit of the Kosovar Civil Society Leaders to NATO HQ Brussels. May 5 May 1999 Visit of US President Bill Clinton to NATO HQ Brussels 6 May 1999 Military Committee Chairmanship Handover Ceremony 17 May 1999 Visit of the UK Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Robin Cook, to NATO Headquarters in Brussels to discuss the Kosovo crisis 18 May 1999 Visit of Dr. Ibrahim Rugova, Leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo, to NATO Headquarters in Brussels. 18 May 1999 Press Briefing by Ambassador David Scheffer, US Department of State, War Crimes 18 May 1999 Visit of K. Vollebaek, Chairman, OSCE and Norwegian Foreign Minister 19 May 1999 Visit to NATO of the German Federal Chancellor, Mr. Gerhard Schroeder 19 May 1999 Visit of the Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Boris Tarasyuk 20 May 1999 Visit of the President of the Council of Ministers of Italy, Massimo D'Alema 25 May 1999 Visit to NATO of the Prime Minister of Spain, Mr. José Maria Aznar. 25 May 1999 Visit to NATO of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Dr. Eduard Kukan 25 May 1999 Visit to NATO of the Prime Minister of Albania, Mr. Pandeli Majko June 1 June 1999 Visit to NATO by the Prime Minister of Slovenia, Mr. Janez Drnovsek 3 June 1999 Following a peace proposal concerning Kosovo, Mr. Strobe Talbott (US Deputy Secretary of State) arrives for a Special NATO Council Meeting 8 June 1999 Visit of US Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright, after the G8 meeting in Cologne. 9 June 1999 Special North Atlantic Council Meeting at NATO Headquarters concerning the agreement to end the conflict in Kosovo 14 June 1999 Visit to NATO by the Prime Minister of Norway, Mr. Kjell Magne Bondevik 16 June 1999 Visit to NATO of Mrs. Tarja Halonen, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland. 18 June 1999 Press Conference Louise Arbour, Chief Prosecutor of the International War Crimes Tribunal. 18 June 1999 Extraordinary Meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Joint Foreign & Defence Ministers Session. 23 June 1999 Visit to NATO by the President of Armenia, Robert Kocharian July 13 July 1999 Visit to NATO by Mr. Bernard Kouchner, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Kosovo. 13 July 1999 Visit to NATO of the President of Slovakia, Mr. Rudolf Schuster. August 4 August 1999 The Secretary General designate, George Robertson September 3 September 1999 Mr. Richard Holbrooke, US Ambassador to the United Nations, visit NATO HQ 8 September 1999 Visit to NATO by the High Representative Responsible for Coordinating the Civilian Organizations & Agencies in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ambassador Wolfgang Petritsch 14 September 1999 Meeting of the Military Committee with Chiefs of Defence Staff at NATO HQ 16 September 1999 General Wesley Clark (SACEUR) presents the findings of the Kosovo Strike Assessment Team during a press briefing at NATO HQ Brussels. 21-22 September 1999 Informal meeting of NATO Defence Ministers in Toronto, Canada October 6 October 1999 Visit of the President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Johannes Rau 6 October 1999 Javier Solana meets the Spanish Press 14 October 1999 First day in office of NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson 15 October 1999 NATO Secretary General The Rt. Hon. Lord Robertson of Port Ellen, PC visits SHAPE Headquarters at Casteau 15 October 1999 The Fifth NATO-Japan Security Conference at NATO HQ 19 October 1999 Visit to NATO by the Prime Minister of Hungary, Mr. Viktor Orban 20 October 1999 Visit to NATO by the UN Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs, Mr. Sergio Vieira de Mello 21 October 1999 NATO's 50th Anniversary E-3A Aircraft 26 October 1999 Visit to NATO by the President of Latvia, Mrs. Vaira Vike-Freiberga 27 October 1999 The North Atlantic Council (NAC) being chaired by new Secretary General, Lord Robertson November 9 November 1999 North Atlantic Military Committee in Chiefs of Staff Session 29 November 1999 Visit to NATO by the High Representative, Ambassador Wolfgang Petritsch. December 1 December 1999 The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ireland, Mr. David Andrews, visits NATO HQ to sign the Partnership for Peace (PFP) Framework Document and submit Ireland's PFP Presentation Document. Pictures taken during the NATO Defence Ministers (2-3 December 1999) and NATO Foreign Ministers (15-16 December 1999) meeting at NATO HQ are available separately.