NATO Secretary General attends SACT change of command ceremony

  • 28 Sep. 2012
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  • Press Release (2012) 117
  • Issued on 26 Sep. 2012
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  • Last updated 08-Oct-2012 10:12

The NATO Secretary General, Mr. Anders Fogh Rasmussen, will visit Norfolk, Virginia in the United States on Friday 28 September 2012, to attend a ceremony marking the change of command at the Supreme Allied Command Transformation (SACT). At the ceremony, outgoing French Air Force General Stéphane Abrial will hand over command to French Air Force General Jean-Paul Paloméros as the new Supreme Allied Commander Transformation. The Secretary General will make remarks to mark the occasion and will hold a press conference after the ceremony together with General Paloméros.

Programme

Ceremony : 12:00 local / 16:00 GMT / 18:00 Brussels

Media pool present

Joint Press Conference : 12:45 local / 16:45 GMT / 18:45 Brussels

Still and video images of the event will be available on the NATO website after the event.

For media queries :

NATO Brussels Press Office : +32 2 707 5041

NATO ACT Norfolk Public Affairs Office : + 1 757 747 3600, pao@act.nato.int