NATO has extended the mandate of Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg for another year. Stoltenberg’s term was due to expire last year but was prolonged after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. President Biden and his NATO counterparts were planning to name a successor when they hold their annual summit in Lithuania next week, but no agreement had been […]
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Stoltenberg to continue leading NATO for another year
NATO has extended the mandate of Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg for another year. Stoltenberg’s term was due to expire last year but was prolonged after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. President Biden and his NATO counterparts were planning to name a successor when they hold their annual summit in Lithuania next week, but no agreement had been found on a new candidate. The world’s biggest security organization must decide who should be appointed by consensus. Stoltenberg is a former prime minister of Norway and has been the NATO chief since 2014.