For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
October 28, 2003
President Bush to Welcome NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson
Statement by the Press Secretary
President Bush will host NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson for a meeting and working luncheon on November 12, 2003. This visit will mark Lord Robertsons final visit to the United States as Secretary General.
NATO remains central to America's security, to our ties with
Europe, and to our common efforts to support peace and freedom in
Europe and beyond. Under Lord Robertson's leadership, NATO has
embarked on a major transformation aimed at addressing the security
challenges of the 21st century. Today, NATO is leading
counterterrorist maritime operations in the Mediterranean; peacekeeping
missions in Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo; and is supporting the Polish
division in Iraq. The President and Lord Robertson will discuss these
issues, and planning for the 2004 NATO Summit in Istanbul.
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