News
| Date | Title | |
| 01 Oct. 2024 |  | 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. |
| 01 Oct. 2024 |  | On 1 October, we bid farewell to Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, who served 10 years at the helm of NATO, and welcomed Mark Rutte into the position. But what exactly is a NATO Secretary General and how does someone get the job? How long do they serve and what do they do every day? Read on to find out! |
| 30 Sep. 2024 |  | Today, 30 September 2024, the NATO Military Committee formally farewelled Mr Jens Stoltenberg, whose tenure as Secretary General is coming to an end. He will be succeeded by Mr Mark Rutte, former Prime Minister of the Netherlands on 1 October 2024. |
| 19 Sep. 2024 |  | Speaking at an event hosted by the German Marshall Fund on Thursday (19 September 2024), Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg shared five key lessons for NATO’s continued success following a decisive decade at the helm of NATO. |
| 26 Jun. 2024 |  | On Wednesday (26 June 2024), the North Atlantic Council decided to appoint Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte as the next Secretary General of NATO, succeeding Jens Stoltenberg. Mr Rutte will assume his functions as Secretary General from 1 October 2024, when Mr Stoltenberg’s term expires after ten years at the helm of the Alliance. |
| 10 Nov. 2023 |  |
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg awarded with the Henry A. Kissinger Prize NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg received the prestigious Henry A. Kissinger Prize in a ceremony on Friday evening (10 November 2023) at the American Academy in Berlin for his contributions to transatlantic relations. The President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, and Speaker Emerita of the United States House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, delivered the laudatory remarks. |
| 04 Jul. 2023 |  |
North Atlantic Council extends mandate of the NATO Secretary General NATO Allies agreed on Tuesday (4 July 2023) to extend the mandate of Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg by a further year, until 1 October 2024. The decision will be endorsed by NATO Heads of State and Government at the Vilnius Summit. |
| 24 Mar. 2022 |  |
North Atlantic Council extends mandate of the Secretary General NATO Allies agreed today (24 March 2022) to extend the mandate of Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg by a further year, until 30 September 2023. |
| 28 Mar. 2019 |  |
North Atlantic Council decides to extend the Secretary General's mandate NATO Allies agreed today (28 March 2019) to extend the mandate of Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg by a further two years, until 30 September 2022. |
| 12 Dec. 2017 |  |
North Atlantic Council statement on the extension of the Secretary General’s mandate Allies agreed today to extend the mandate of Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg by two years, until 30 September 2020. |