A Conversation with:
H.E. Jens Stoltenberg
Secretary General
NATO
Moderated by:
Karen DeYoung
Associate Editor and Senior National Security Correspondent
Washington Post
Please join the Atlantic Council for a special event on NATO: Projecting Stability in an Age of Instability with NATO Secretary General H.E. Jens Stoltenberg. The event takes place on April 6, 2016 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at The Ritz Carlton (1150 22nd St. NW, Washington, DC 20037).
The Alliance is facing a broad range of challenges of unprecedented complexity and increasing urgency. Confronted with a newly aggressive Russia to its east and an arc of instability across the Middle East and North Africa, NATO must take bold and innovative steps to respond to a fast-changing security landscape. Secretary General Stoltenberg joins the Atlantic Council to discuss NATO’s strategy to deal with the serious challenges along the Alliance’s flanks, and outline the Alliance’s priorities for its summit in Warsaw this summer.
Jens Stoltenberg has been Secretary General of NATO since October 2014 after a distinguished career in Norwegian politics. As Prime Minister of Norway from 2000-2001 and then 2005-2013, Mr. Stoltenberg played an instrumental role in strengthening Norwegian armed forces and fostering stronger transatlantic unity on challenges close to Alliance territory. During his tenure in the Norwegian government, he also served as Minister of Finance, Minister of Industry and Energy, and State Secretary at the Ministry of the Environment. Throughout his career, Stoltenberg has held a number of international assignments, including Chair of the UN High-level Panel on System-wide Coherence, Chair of the High-level Advisory Group on Climate Change Financing, and UN Special Envoy on Climate Change. Mr Stoltenberg holds a postgraduate degree in Economics from the University of Oslo.
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If you have any questions regarding this event, please contact Robbie Gramer at RGramer@AtlanticCouncil.org or 202-778-4995.