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Videos
2004
The following videos can be viewed on-line
and/or ordered from NATO's Media Library. Videos can be ordered
by recognised members of the press and media and educational
institutions. All other requests will be considered on a case-by-case
basis.
Arrival of the new Secretary General |
| The new Secretary General of
NATO, Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer of the Netherlands, took
up his duties on 5 January 2004, beginning an initial four-year
term in office. This video shows his arrival at NATO Headquarters
and his first press conference followed by a brief Q&A
session. |
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| On-line only - January 2004. |
(.WMV/6079Kb) |
| First
North Atlantic Council meeting |
On 7 January 2004, the
new Secretary General of NATO, Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer
held his
first
meeting as President of the North Atlantic Council
at the level of Permanent Representatives.
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| On-line only - January 2004. |
(.WMV/1762Kb) |
| The
future
of the NATO Response Force |
On 22 January on
the eve of the Allied Reach 04 study seminar devoted
to the future of the NATO
Response Force, a video
teleconference was held linking NATO HQ in
Brussels, Pentagon Press Corps in Washington and the Joint
Training Analysis and Simulation Center (JTASC) in
Suffolk, Va., USA.
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| On-line only - January
2004. |
English |
| Interallied
Confederation of Reserve Officers (CIOR) |
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| On-line only - January
2004. |
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| The
NATO Response Force: Concept to Reality |
A NATO milestone towards
capabilities based transformation
Introduction video to the
NATO Response Force (NRF) produced by the SHAPE Public
Information Office (Duration 4min 30 sec)
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| On-line only - February
2004. |
(.WMV/2632Kb) |
| Visit
of H.R.H. Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark to NATO HQ |
His Royal Highness, Crown
Prince Frederik of Denmark, visited NATO Headquarters
on Wednesday, 11 February 2004.
- Arrival at NATO HQ (.WMV/841Kb)
- Welcoming remarks by NATO Secretary
General, Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (.WMV/1721Kb)
- Speech
by the
Crown Prince at the meeting of the North Atlantic
Council (.WMV/3467Kb)
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| On-line only - February
2004. |
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| Inauguration
of New Building at NATO Headquarters |
The Secretary General of NATO, Mr.
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, inaugurated the new NG building at
NATO Headquarters where the seven new members of the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization will have their offices.
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| On-line only - March
2004. |
(.WMV/2991Kb) |
| Visit
to NATO by the Prime Minister of Serbia, Mr. Kostunica |
The Prime Minister of Serbia, Mr.
Vojislav Kostunica, visited the NATO Headquarters on Tuesday,
23 March to meet with the Secretary General Mr. Jaap de Hoop
Scheffer.
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| On-line only - March
2004. |
(.WMV/3985Kb) |
| Accession
to NATO Ceremony - Washington DC - 29 March 2004 |
On 29 March, Bulgaria,
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and
Slovenia formally became members of NATO by depositing
their instruments of accession with the United States
Government.
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| On-line only - March
2004. |
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| Interview
with Catherine Vendat |
In this video interview,
Ms. Vendat, the Deputy Assistant Secretary General
for Human and Financial Resources, talks about how
NATO is improving the working conditions for its staff,
what qualities are needed to be a member of NATO staff,
loyalty to the Organization and ones nation, and how
managers' approach to human resource is changing at
NATO.
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| On-line only - April
2004. |
English |
| SHAPE
Flag raising ceremony |
The Supreme Headquarters
Allied Powers Europe held a formal ceremony on 15
April 2004, to welcome its seven newest members. Gen.
James
L. Jones, the Supreme Commander Allied Powers Europe,
presided over the ceremony in
which the flags of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania,
Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia were proudly raised
into the NATO family of nations.
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| On-line only - April
2004. |
(.WMV/9318Kb) |
| Interview
with Hikmet etin |
Minister Cetin, NATO's
Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan, explains
his role and responsibilities, talks about the challenges NATO
faces in Afghanistan and his priorities for the months
ahead. He describes
the support and assistance NATO is providing to the Afghan
Transitional Authority, the state of play of the expansion
of the mission and the
Alliance's role in the preparation of the upcoming elections.
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| On-line only - April
2004. |
English |
| Interview
with Christian Lambert |
Curious to know how much NATO costs?
In this interview, Mr. Lambert, NATO's Financial Controller,
talks about how much NATO costs, how it is financed and what
expenses make up NATO's total budget. He explains how the recent
enlargement will affect the Alliance's budget and cost shares
paid by each member, and how NATO finances crisis management
operations when they happen.
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| On-line only - April
2004. |
English
Français |
| Interview
with Marshall Billingslea |
Marshall Billingslea, NATO's
Assistant Secretary General for Defence Investment,
talks about the role of his Division in NATO's fight
against terrorism. He specifically describes a recently-launched
packet of projects and programmes aimed at developing
cutting-edge capabilities for combating terrorism.
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| On-line only - May
2004. |
English |
| Video
briefing: NATO this month - May 2004 |
Briefing
on current issues by the NATO Spokesman
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In this video briefing, NATO Spokesman James Appathurai,
explains the issues on the agenda of the Summit of
NATO Heads of State and Goverment, to be held in Istanbul
on 28 and 29 June.
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| On-line only - May 2004 |
English |
| "Protecting
NATO" - Interview with Wayne Rychak |
Wayne Rychak, the Director
of NATO's Office of Security, explains what the office
does, how it deals with the threat of terrorism, our
sense of security today, as well as the kind of security
scenarios that keep a Director of Security awake at
night.
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| On-line only - June
2004. |
English |
| The
Istanbul Agenda |
NATO Secretary General
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer talks about the decisions that
can be expected from the Istanbul Summit of NATO Heads
of State and Government, 28 and 29 June. He describes
the importance of the meeting, the first Summit after
NATO's enlargement to 26 members, NATO meeting its
commitments in Afghanistan and what Heads of State
and Government are likely to decide about Iraq.
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| On-line only - June
2004. |
English |
| Public
diplomacy for Istanbul Summit |
Stefanie Babst talks about
some of the public events that are being organised
on the margins of the Summit meeting of NATO Heads
of State and Government in Istanbul on 28 and 29 June.
This will include a number of exhibitions, a visit
by NATO's naval forces, high-level conferences, and
a parallel Youth Summit.
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| On-line only - June
2004. |
English |
| Press
Conference by NATO Secretary General |
At the eve of the Summit
Meetings of Heads of State and Government in Istanbul,
Turkey (28-29 June 2004), NATO Secretary General,
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, gave a press conference at
NATO HQ.
The video file of his opening statement of
the press conference is available.. |
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| On-line only - June
2004. |
.WMV/9434Kb |
| Exercise
"Kaliningrad 2004" |
Exercise Kaliningrad 2004
took place between 22 - 25 June 2004 in Kaliningrad
Oblast of the Russian Federation. It was a field and
strategic-level Tabletop Exercise/Seminar. Its main
objective was to examine existing national, regional
and multi-national arrangements and interrelationships
for consequence management and response to a mass
casualty and environmental disaster situation caused
by a terrorist attack.
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| On-line only - June
2004. |
.WMV/6420Kb |
| Video
briefing: NATO this month - July 2004 |
Briefing
on current issues by the NATO Spokesman
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NATO Spokesman James Appathurai talks about the achievements
of the Summit and outlines the decisions made by NATO Presidents
and Prime Ministers in Istanbul on 28 and 29 June.
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| On-line only - July 2004 |
English |
| La
Bibliothque de l'OTAN |
Jean-Arthur Creff, le bibliothécaire
de l'OTAN, présente la bibliothèque, son fonctionnement,
son mode d'accès, ses collections ainsi que les coopérations
futures et en cours.
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| On-line only - July
2004. |
Français |
| NATO's
assistance to the 2004 Olympics |
Ms. Despina Afentouli, NATO Public
Information Officer for Greece, explains how NATO is assisting
Greece in providing security during the Olympic Games, held
13-27 August in Athens. She explains what the security package
will consist in, the logistics of this mission and who will
cover the costs.
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| On-line only - August
2004. |
English |
| The
NATO Archives |
Paul Marsden describes the work of
the NATO Archives section. He talks about records are kept in
the Alliance's archives, which of the information is available
to the public, and how researchers and interested persons can
access this information.
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| On-line only - August
2004. |
English |
| Celebrating
10 years of Partnership for Peace |
Video celebrating 10 years
of Partnership for Peace, shown during the Meeting
of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council at the level
of Heads of State and Government during the NATO Summit
in Istanbul, Turkey - 29 June 2004
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| On-line only - September
2004. |
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| Cooperation
with the Caucasus and Central Asia |
Robert Simmons, NATO's
first ever Special Representative for the Caucasus
and Central Asia talks about what his tasks and priorities
will be, why NATO created the post and how his work
will look like in practice. He also describes how
the Alliances is working together with partner countries
in these two regions.
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| On-line only - September
2004. |
English |
| NATO's
expanding role in Afghanistan |
Diego Ruiz-Palmer talks about how
the Alliance is expanding its presence on the ground in Afghanistan,
and the support that NATO will provide for the conduct of the
October elections. He also talks about the way ahead for NATO
in Afghanistan and the Alliance's posisiton on key issues, such
as the drugs trade.
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| On-line only - September
2004. |
English |
| Video
briefing: NATO this month - September 2004 |
Briefing
on current issues by the NATO Spokesman
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In this month's video briefing James Appathurai, NATO Spokesman,
talks about the decision to expand the Alliance's training assistance
to
Iraq, NATO's support for the upcoming elections in Afghanistan
and Kosovo. He also describes the future of NATO's engagement
in Bosnia and Herzegovina and key upcoming meeting on NATO's
transformation.
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| On-line only - September 2004 |
English |
| NATO-Russia
relations |
| Rolf Welberts, outgoing Director of the NATO Information Office
in Moscow talks about the evolution of NATO's image in Russia,
the governments attitude toward NATO and the NATO Information
Offices relations with the general public. He also talks about
his experience as Director of the NATO Information Office.
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| On-line only - October
2004. |
English |
| Eliminating
deadly weapons in Georgia |
Several hundred old anti-aircraft
missiles have now been safely destroyed in Georgia,
as part of a NATO-led project to dispose of decommissioned
military equipment and unexploded ordnance. This project,
part of the NATO's
Partnership for Peace Trust Fund initiative and
due to be completed in January 2005, will see the
disposal of over 300 missiles stored at the Ponichala
and Chaladid
bases in Georgia.
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| On-line only - October
2004. |
WMV/9009Kb |
| On
the way to Moscow |
Isabelle Francois, the newly appointed
Director of NATO's Information Office in Moscow, talks about
her background, and past experience in working on NATO-Russia
issues, as well as her expectations and priorities as she prepares
to take up her post in Moscow.
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| On-line only - November
2004. |
English |
| Prime
Minister of Iraq visits NATO |
Opening statement at the North Atlantic
Council by Deputy Secretary General of NATO, Minuto Rizzo followed
by the opening statment of H.E.
Ayad Allawi, Prime Minister of Iraq.
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| On-line only - November
2004. |
WMV/3069kb |
| Video
briefing: NATO this month - October - November 2004 |
Briefing
on current issues by the NATO Spokesman
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James Appathurai looks back at NATO's support to the historic
presidential election in Afghanistan, talks about NATO's expanded
assistance to Iraq and cooperation between NATO and the UN.
He also previews two key upcoming events, the handover of NATO's
Bosnia operation to the EU on 2 December and the upcoming meeting
of NATO Foreign Ministers in Brussels.
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| On-line only - November 2004 |
English |
| Operations
in Afghanistan and beyond |
General Harald Kujat, Chairman of
NATO's Military Committee, looks back on NATO's support for
the elections in Afghanistan, talks about the Alliance's expanding
training assistance to Iraq, as well as the future on NATO's
engagements in Bosnia and Kosovo.
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| On-line only - November
2004. |
English |
| Fighting
the war against landmines |
In this video interview, Ms. Williams
talks about what inspired her to get involved in the International
Campaign to Ban Landmines and the findings of the 2004 edition
of the Landmine Monitor report, which was officially launched
at NATO on 17 November.
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| On-line only - November
2004. |
English |
| SFOR
Transfer of Authority ceremony |
Ceremony at Camp Butmir marking the
end of NATO’s SFOR Operation and the establishment of
the EU Operation “ALTHEA”
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| 3 December
2004. |
.wmv/2458kb |
| NATO
in Bosnia and Herzegovina |
NATO in Bosnia and Herzegovina
9 years supporting peace
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| On-line only - December
2004. |
.wmv/2785kb |
| Partnership
for Peace Trust Fund |
TRUST
Together Reducing Unsafe Surplus
Tools of War
This four-minute video gives an overall picture of completed
and ongoing Trust Fund projects.
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| On-line only - December
2004. |
.wmv/2418kb |
| Video
briefing: NATO this month - December 2004 |
Briefing
on current issues by the NATO Spokesman
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In the last video briefing of 2004, James Appathurai, NATO Spokesman,
talks about the decisions made by NATO Foreign Ministers during
their meetings in Brussels, on 8 and 9 December. This included
the first ever high-level political meeting with countries from
NATO's Mediterranean Dialogue, new decisions on NATO's role
in Iraq and Afghanistan, and steps forward for cooperation between
NATO and Russia.
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| On-line only - December 2004 |
English |
| Georgia
working with NATO |
The Foreign Minister of Georgia talks
about Georgia's cooperation with NATO, the country's Individual
Partnership Action Plan, the significance of the appointment
of a Special NATO Representative for the South Caucasus and
Central Asia, as well as Georgia's contribution to NATO-led
operations and partnership activities.
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| On-line only - December
2004. |
English |
| Austrian
contribution
to the Partnership for Peace Trust Fund |
Ambassador Franz Cede talks about how his country is contributing
to the destruction of landmines through the Partnership for
Peace Trust Fund and why this is a priority for Austria. He
also describes a new project, launched jointly with Canada,
for the destruction of landmines in Serbia and Montenegro.
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| On-line only - December
2004. |
English |
| End
of year message by General Harald Kujat |
I want to use this opportunity to send you Season's Greetings and all
the best in the coming year 2005.
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| On-line only - December
2004. |
.wmv/666kb |
| End
of year message
by NATO Secretary General |
With the Holiday Season now approaching it's time to look back
over the past year.
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| On-line only - December
2004. |
.wmv/1246kb |
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