NATO Secretary General to visit Washington

  • 19 Mar. 2014 -
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  • Press Release (2014) 049
  • Issued on 18 Mar. 2014
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  • Last updated: 18 Mar. 2014 10:05

NATO Secretary General, Mr. Anders Fogh Rasmussen, will visit Georgetown University in Washington DC on Wednesday 19 March where he will receive the Hillary Clinton Award for Advancing Women in Peace and Security.

He will deliver a speech ‘Leading by Example: Women, Peace, Security and NATO’. Journalists interested in media opportunities should contact Georgetown University, press contact : Mr. Rob Mathis (rwm33@georgetown.edu).

The Secretary General will deliver a speech at the Brookings Institution on 19 March titled ‘The Future of the Alliance : Revitalising NATO for a Changing World’.

Mr. Rasmussen will also meet with senior U.S. Government officials. There is no media opportunity.

Still and video images of the Secretary General’s visit will be available on the NATO website.

The programme of the visit may be subject to change. For further information, please contact the NATO Press Office, tel: + 32 (0) 2 707 5041.

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