BRUSSELS, July 4 (Reuters) - NATO decided on Tuesday to extend Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg’s contract by a further year, opting to stick with an experienced leader as war rages on the alliance’s doorstep rather than try to agree on a successor.
In a tweet, Stoltenberg said he was honoured by the decision to extend his term to October 1, 2024.
"NATO member states have decided logically enough that the best secretary general currently on the market place is the one they already have.
Others pressed the case for a first secretary general from eastern Europe.
So NATO - and above all its predominant power, the United States - turned back to Stoltenberg.
Persons:
Jens Stoltenberg’s, Stoltenberg, Jamie Shea, Donald Trump, Ben Wallace, Mette Frederiksen, Shea, Andrew Gray, Marine Strauss, Charlotte Van Campenhout, Peter Graff
Organizations:
NATO, Diplomats, House, British, Danish, European Union, Thomson
Locations:
BRUSSELS, Norway, Ukraine, Russian, Europe, North America, Kyiv, Afghanistan, Balkans, Asia, United States, China, France, Vilnius, Lithuania