2003 [ January ] [ February ] [ March ] [ April ] [ May ] [ June ] [ July ] [ August ] [ September ] [ October ] [ November ] [ December ] The following pages contain high resolution photos that can be downloaded for printing. December 17 December 2003 Departure of NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson   15 December 2003 NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson bids Farewell to SHAPE   11 December 2003 NATO's Military Committee bids farewell to Lord Robertson   9 December 2003 NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson presents the new NATO Meritorious Medal to four civilian staff members Pictures taken during the Foreign Ministers meeting, NATO Headquarters, 4-5 December 2003 are available separately 3 December 2003 Standup activities of the CBRN Defence Battalion in Liberec, Czech Republic   3 December 2003 Visit to NATO by the President of Armenia, Robert Kocharian Pictures taken during the Defence Ministers meeting, NATO Headquarters, 1-2 December 2003 are available separately November 26 November 2003 NATO Secretary General Visits Serbia and Montenegro and Bosnia-Herzegovina   26 November 2003 Photos of the Multinational Chemical, Biological Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Defence Battalion Pictures taken during the NATO Response Force (NRF) Demonstration, Doganbey, Turkey (20 November 2003) are available separately Pictures taken during the Public Diplomacy Workshop at "La Bibliothèque Solvay", Brussels (20 November 2003) are available separately 18 November 2003 Bilateral meeting between NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson and US Secretary of State, Colin Powell.   13 November 2003 Signing Ceremony to initiate a study on NATO Network Enabled Capability (NNEC).   4 November 2003 NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas by the Lithuanian President, Rolandas Paksas. October 31 October 2003 Visit to NATO of Tokayev Kassymzhomart, Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan   29-30 October 2003 Visit to Russia of NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson   28 October 2003 Signing of Financial Management Agreement for Trust Fund Project with Georgia   23 October 2003 Inauguration Ceremony marking the Deactivation of Joint Headquarters North and the Activation of NATOs new Joint Warfare Centre, Mount Jtt in Stavanger, Norway   22 October 2003 The 2003 NATO Science Partnership Prize 21 October 2003 Press Point with NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson; the PSC Chairman, Ambassador Maurizio Melani and the EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, Mr. Javier Solana, following the North Atlantic Council (NAC) meeting with the Political and Security Committee (PSC) of the European Union 17 October 2003 Visit to NATO by the Prime Minister of Estonia, Mr. Juhan Parts. Pictures taken during the conference Securing Peace: NATO’s Role in Crisis Management and Conflict Resolution (16 October 2003) are available separately 15 October 2003 Inauguration Ceremony of the NATO Response Force (NRF) and handover of command of NRF at AFNORTH HQ, Brunssum, The Netherlands. Pictures taken during the Informal Meeting of Defence Ministers in Colorado Springs (8-9 October 2003) are available separately Pictures taken during the EADRCC Exercise Dacia 2003 in Romania (7-10 October 2003) are available separately 2 October 2003 Visit of the North Atlantic Council to former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (1) 1 October 2003 Visit to NATO of H.R.H. Prince Philippe of Belgium, Duke of Brabant September 30 September 2003 Visit to NATO of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Mr. Kostyantyn Gryshchenko 28 September 2003 Meeting between NATO Secretary general, Lord Robertson and the President of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai 26 September 2003 Visit of NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson to the ISAF HQ in Kabul, Afghanistan 24 September 2003 International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan 15-26 September 2003 Exercise Northern Light 2003, Scotland Pictures taken during the YATA Seminar " The Future of NATO" (15-16 September 2003) are available separately 12 September 2003 Visit of HRH Princess Colonel Aisha Al-Hussein of Jordan 9 September 2003 Press point by NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson and Mr. Harri Holkeri, the new Head of the UN Mission in Kosovo August 11 August 2003 NATO to Assume Command of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Kabul, Afghanistan 10 August 2003 Visit to US/Georgian Training Camp near Tiblisi, Georgia by General James L. Jones, Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (SACEUR). July 31 July 2003 Signature by Albania and NATO of the Second Implementation Agreement for the Destruction of SALW 23 July 2003 Visit to NATO by Mr. Ali Ahmeti, Party Leader of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia1 23 July 2003 Visit to NATO by Mr. Lakhdar Brahimi, Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations in Afghanistan 22 July 2003 Visit to NATO by Mr. Svetozar Marovic, President and Mr. Goran Svilanovic, Foreign Minister of Serbia and Montenegro Pictures taken during the "Transatlantic Defence Industrial Cooperation Challenges and Prospects" Conference (18 July 2003) are available separately 16-17 July 2003 The North Atlantic Council (NAC) visits Albania on 16-17 July 2003 AFSOUTH photos NATO photos 16 July 2003 Visit to NATO by Mr. Abdullah Abdullah, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Afghan Interim Government 11 July 2003 NATO Secretary General visits Kazakstan and the Kyrgyz Republic on 9, 10 and 11 July 2003 (low resolution photos) 2 July 2003 Bilateral meeting between NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson and Italian Minister for Regional Affairs, Mr. Enrico La Loggia. June 26 June 2003 Visit to Kosovo of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) with the Ambassadors of the seven invited countries 23 June 2003 Visit to NATO by the President of Moldova, Vladimir Voronin 19 June 2003 Ceremony to the Commission of the new Allied Command Transformation 18 June 2003 Press Conference at SHAPE following the Allied Command Europe Commanders Conference Pictures taken during the Meetings of the Defence Ministers in Brusssels (12-13 June 2003) are available separately 5 June 2003 "NAC SEA DAY" in Alicante, Spain. Photos courtesy AFSOUTH Photos courtesy NATO Pictures taken during the Meetings of the Foreign Ministers in Madrid, Spain (3-4 June 2003) are available separately May 29 May 2003 NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson visits the Active Endeavour Task Force NATO Photos AFSOUTH Photos 22 May 2003 High-Level Conference on Improving Border Security in Ohrid NATO Photos NATO HQ Skopje Photos 20 May 2003 Visit to NATO of Prime Minister Zoran Zivkovic of Serbia 14 - 16 May 2003 NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson visits Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. 13 May 2003 NATO-Russia Council (NRC) meeting in Moscow 13 May 2003 NATO’s Highest Military Authority holds meetings at Chiefs of Staff level at NATO Headquarters 8 May 2003 Visit to NATO of the President of Bulgaria, Georgi Parvanov April 28 April 2003 EADRCC Exercise: Ferghana 2003 10 April 2003 The North Atlantic Council visits Bosnia and Herzegovina 9 April 2003 NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson, officially unveils the exhibition on Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) at NATO HQ Pictures taken during the Meetings of the Foreign Ministers at NATO HQ, Brussels (3 April 2003) are available separately 2 April 2003 Signing of the NAMSA (NATO Maintenance & Supply Agency) MOU implementing the agreement for the PfP Trust Fund Project between NATO and Azerbaijan March 31 March 2003 Ceremony marking the ending of NATO's Operation Allied Harmony Pictures taken during the Signing of Accession Protocols NATO HQ on 26 March 2003 are available separately 25 March 2003 Visit to NATO of the President of Tajikistan, H.E. Emomali Rakhmanov Pictures taken during the Round Table on Challenges of Modern Society NATO HQ on 20-21 March 2003 are available separately 19 March 2003 Visit to NATO of the President of Lithuania, Rolandas Paksas 19 March 2003 NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson, visits the UK exhibition “UK in NATO” at NATO HQ. 18 March 2003 Visit to NATO by the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Mr. Victor Yanukovich. 13 March 2003 Visit to NATO by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, Dr. Irakli Menagarishvili 11 March 2003 North Atlantic Council Meeting with the Political and Security Committee of the European Union 6-10 March 2003 Patriot missiles Press Tour to Diyarbakir and Batman in Turkey organised by the Dutch Airforce NATO photos IMS photos (low resolution) 5 March 2003 Visit to NATO by Mr. Gustavo Selva, President of the Foreign Affairs Committee, House of Deputies, Italy February 27 February 2003 Visit to NATO of Ambassador Marc Grossman, US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs 26 February 2003 Visit to NATO by Mr. Goran Svilanovic (Minister of Foreign Affairs) and Nebojsa Covic (Deputy Prime Minister) of Serbia and Montenegro 25 February 2003 Visit to NATO of Foreign Minister Ilinka Mitreva of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia(1) 19 February 2003 NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson press opportunity at the White House 17 February 2003 Visit to NATO by members of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly - Meeting with the NATO Council in Room 16 16 February 2003 Press Conference by NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson and Chairman of the Military Committee, General Harald Kujat, after the NATO Defence Planning Committee Meeting 12 February 2003 Statement by NATO Spokesman, Mr.Yves Brodeur 11 February 2003 Statement by NATO Spokesman, Mr.Yves Brodeur 11 February 2003 Visit to NATO by President Stjepan Mesic of the Republic of Croatia 10 February 2003 Second Press Point NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson 10 February 2003 Press Point NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson and Prime Minister of Slovenia, Mr. Anton Rop 10 February 2003 Press Point NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson 6 February 2003 Press Point NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson January 29 January 2003 Visit to NATO by Lord Paddy Ashdown, UN High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina 23 January 2003 New Alliance Headquarters - NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson today announced the results of the International Architectural Design Competition for the New NATO Headquarters 17 January 2003 Change of command ceremony at SHAPE Headquarters NATO photos SHAPE photos 15 January 2003 Visit to NATO by Mr. Vlado Buckovsk, Minister of Defence of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (1) 10 January 2003 NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson’s New Year’s Reception for the Press Turkey recognises the Republic of Macedonia with its constitutional name.