Press Release (2005)153 30 Nov. 2005

NATO Secretary General to visit Qatar The Secretary General of NATO Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer will travel to Doha, Qatar on 30 November – 1 December 2005 to deliver the keynote speech at a conference on NATO’s Role in Gulf Security, co-sponsored by the Government of Qatar, the NATO Public Diplomacy Division and the Rand Corporation. The conference will take place at the Four Seasons Hotel in Doha. During the visit, the Secretary General of NATO will also conduct his first official visit to Qatar during which he will meet His Highness Sheikh Tameem bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the Heir Apparent of the State of Qatar, His Excellency Sheikh Hamad bin Jasim bin Jabr Al Thani, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Chief Head of Defence, Lt-Gen Hamad Bin Ali Al-Attiah. MEDIA ADVISORY For more information on the Secretary General's visit, members of the press should contact the NATO Press and Media Service, tel: +32 (0) 2 707 50 41, fax: +32 (0) 707 50 57.

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