News
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| 28 Sep. 2023 |  | On 27 and 28 September 2023, the Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer visited Israel upon invitation of the Chief of the General Staff of the Israeli Defence Forces, Lieutenant General Hertzl Halevi. In Tel Aviv, Admiral Bauer met with President Yitzhak Herzog. The Chair also received a briefing from senior Israeli defence officials; spoke to the Israeli Defence Force’s Senior Forum; visited the Gaza border crossing; and delivered a speech at the National Security College. |
| 27 Sep. 2023 |  | From 26 to 27 September 2023, Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer visited the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan upon invitation of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Jordanian Armed Forces, Major General Yousef Huneiti. In Amman, discussions with high-level military officials centred on the longstanding and valued partnership between NATO and Jordan. During his visit, the Chair also had the opportunity to visit the King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Centre and to deliver a lecture at the Royal Jordanian National Defence College. |
| 25 Sep. 2023 |  | From 23 to 25 September 2023, the Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer, visited Egypt upon the invitation of General Mohamed Zaki, Commander-In-Chief Of The Armed Forces, Minister Of Defense And Military Production. In Cairo, Admiral Bauer met with senior political and military authorities and delivered a lecture at the Nasser Higher Military Academy. Building on almost three decades of cooperation through the Mediterranean Dialogue, the visit provided an important opportunity to look in depth at the military cooperation between NATO and Egypt. |
| 05 Sep. 2023 |  |
Chair of the NATO Military Committee visits the Republic of North Macedonia From 3rd to 5th September 2023, the Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer was in the Republic of North Macedonia, at the invitation of its Chief of Defence, Lieutenant General Vasko Gjurchinovski. During his visit, he met with the President of the Republic of North Macedonia, Stevo Pendarovski, the Minister of Defence, Slavjanka Petrovska and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bujar Osmani. Admiral Bauer also visited the “Wolves” Special Forces Battalion at the Ilinden Barracks. He concluded his visit by addressing members of the General Staff and the General Mihailo Apostolski Military Academy. |
| 23 Jan. 2023 |  |
Chair of the NATO Military Committee commends Portugal for its global security vision From 20 to 23 January 2023, the Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer was in Portugal, at the invitation of the Portuguese Chief of Defence, Admiral António Silva Ribeiro. During the visit, Admiral Bauer attended a military ceremony, with Admiral Silva Ribeiro, before heading to the Joint Command for Military Operations. He also met with the Portuguese Minister of Defence, Mrs Helena Carreiras. |
| 28 Oct. 2022 |  | On 27 and 28 October 2022, the Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Bauer was in Serbia, where he met with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, the Minister of Defence, Miloš Vučević, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ivica Dacic, the Acting Assistant Minister of Defence Policy, Predrag Bandić, and the Chief of Defence, General Milan Mojsilović. He also visited the NATO Military Liaison Office and gave a lecture at the University of Defence Military Academy. Throughout the visit, Admiral Bauer was accompanied by Colonel Milan Ranković, the Serbian Military Representative and Head of the Mission to NATO. |
| 28 Jul. 2022 |  |
First Chair of the Military Committee to attend Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defence Conference From 25 to 27 July 2022, Admiral Rob Bauer, Chair of the Military Committee attended the 24th annual Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defence Conference in Australia. On the sidelines of the conference, he met with NATO Partners’ Chiefs of Defence of Australia, Japan and Mongolia, the Vice-Chief of Defence of the Republic of Korea as well as the Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command. |
| 01 Jul. 2022 |  | From 30 June to 1 July 2022, the Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer, stayed in Spain, following the NATO Summit, to meet with His Majesty King Felipe VI, Spanish Minister of Defence, Margarita Robles Fernández, and the Spanish Chief of Defence, Admiral López Calderón. The Chair also visited the NATO Rapid Deployable Corps Spain (NRDC-ESP), where he met with its Commander, Lieutenant General Fernando Garcia-Vaquero, and gave a lecture. |
| 17 Jun. 2022 |  | On 17 June 2022, the Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer, visited Finland upon the invitation of the Commander of the Finnish Defence Forces, General Timo Kivinen. Admiral Bauer met with the Finnish President, Mr. Sauli Niinistö, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Pekka Haavisto, and Finland’s Minister of Defence, Mr. Antti Kaikkonen. He also visited the Finnish Navy Command and the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats. |
| 27 May. 2022 |  | From 25 to 28 May 2022, Admiral Rob Bauer, Chair of the NATO Military Committee paid an official visit to Croatia upon the invitation of the Chief of the General Staff of the Croatian Armed Forces, Admiral Robert Hranj. During the visit, he met with the President of the Republic of Croatia, Mr. Zoran Milanovic, the Prime Minister, Mr. Andrej Plenkovic, the Minister of Defence, PhD Mr. Mario Banozic, the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, PhD Mr. Gordan Grlic Radman. He also met with high-level Croatian military officials, as well as the President and members of the Parliament Defence Committee. The Chair took the opportunity while in Croatia to visit the Croatian Defence Academy where he delivered a lecture to staff and students. |