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On 10 and 11 October 2024, the NATO Acting Deputy Secretary General, Ambassador Boris Ruge, will travel to Helsinki, Finland.

On Thursday, 10 October 2024, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte will travel to London, United Kingdom.

On Tuesday (8 October 2024), during his first meeting with an Allied leader since taking office, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte praised Finland’s many contributions to NATO and its strong support for Ukraine.

The NATO Secretary General, Mr Mark Rutte, will meet His Majesty King Philippe at the Royal Palace on Wednesday, 9 October 2024.

On the 24 September 2024, the NATO International Military Staff (IMS) Office of the Gender Advisor (GENAD) hosted its monthly Deep Dive Session, this time focused on the intersection between Protection of Civilians (PoC) and the gender perspective. The session explored NATO’s evolving approach to the protection of civilians while integrating the gender perspective, as well as its growing collaboration with external actors in conflict zones to better protect civilians from harm.

From 3 to 5 October 2024, the Deputy Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Lieutenant General Andrew M. Rohling, payed an official visit to Montenegro where he met with key Montenegrin military and political leaders. Lieutenant General Rohling also engaged with the “To Be Secure” Forum, organized by the Atlantic Council of Montenegro.

From 2 to 5 October 2024, the Director General of the NATO International Military Staff (DGIMS), Lieutenant General Janusz Adamczak visited NATO Partner Armenia. While in Yerevan, he met with military leaders and senior officials. Their discussions included military cooperation, defence reform and how to strengthen regional security and stability.

On Wednesday (2 October), NATO, Allied space experts and space industry representatives gathered at NATO Headquarters in Brussels to address how to increase the protection of commercial partners against hybrid threats.

A press conference with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine will be streamed on the NATO website shortly.

During his maiden trip as NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte visited Kyiv on Thursday (03 October 2024). The Secretary General met with the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy and pledged continued support for Ukraine in its war with Russia.

On Tuesday, 8 October 2024, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte will receive the President of Finland, Alexander Stubb, at NATO Headquarters in Brussels. While at NATO Headquarters, President Stubb will also meet with the Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer.

NATO and the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs are jointly organising the 19th Annual NATO Conference on Arms Control, Disarmament and Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Non-Proliferation on 3-4 October 2024, in Warsaw.

On 1 October, we bid farewell to Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, who served 10 years at the helm of NATO, and welcomed Mark Rutte into the position. But what exactly is a NATO Secretary General and how does someone get the job? How long do they serve and what do they do every day? Read on to find out!

On Tuesday (1 October 2024), Mark Rutte took office as the NATO Secretary General. He was welcomed to NATO Headquarters in Brussels by the outgoing Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, whose term ends after ten years. Mr Rutte and Mr Stoltenberg laid a wreath during a ceremony at the NATO Memorial to the Fallen.