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Remarks after the Meeting of the North Atlantic Council at the Level of Foreign Ministers,
Secretary Condoleezza Rice, NATO Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium, August 19, 2008

LATEST NEWS

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NATO Strengthens Ties with Georgia

No “business as usual” without “concrete action” from Russia
By David I. McKeeby, Staff Writer
19 August 2008

Washington -- NATO will strengthen its ties to Georgia through a newly created commission designed to support reconstruction and stabilization in the aftermath of the Russian-Georgian conflict that erupted over two Georgian breakaway regions. Complete text

Russia Will Not Be Allowed to Destabilize Europe, Rice Says

United States praises creation of a NATO-Georgia Commission
By Merle D. Kellerhals Jr., Staff Writer
19 August 2008

Washington -- Russia will not be allowed to win in Georgia and destabilize Europe by creating spheres of influence along its borders, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said after an emergency meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels, Belgium. Complete text

NATO Ministers Weigh Response to Georgia Crisis

Alliance meets in Brussels to reconsider relationship with Moscow
By David I. McKeeby, Staff Writer
18 August 2008

Washington -- NATO’s 26 foreign ministers will meet in an emergency session to underline the alliance’s commitment to Georgia's future and weigh future relations with Russia in the wake of its air and ground attack on the emerging South Caucasus democracy. Complete text

FACT SHEETS

2008 NATO Summit, The White House, April 2, 2008
NATO Summit 2006, The White House, November 28, 2006
Adriatic Charter, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs/U.S. Department of State, April 10, 2006
North Atlantic Treaty Organization-International Security Assistance Force, Office of Spokesman/U.S. Department of State, January 31, 2006
NATO's Role in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs/U.S. Department of State, December 6, 2004
NATO's Role in the Balkans, The White House, June 28, 2004
Partnership for Peace and the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council, The White House, June 28, 2004
Allied Contributions in Iraq, The White House, June 28, 2004
NATO's Role in Afghanistan, The White House, June 28, 2004
Nato-Russia Relations, The White House, June 28, 2004
The Istanbul Cooperation Initiative, The White House, June 28, 2004
Trafficking in Persons, The White House, June 28, 2004
Seven Nations Join North Atlantic Treaty Organization (pdf), Bureau of Public Affairs/U.S. Department of State, March 29, 2004
The Enlargement of NATO, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs/U.S. Department of State, January 31, 2003
The U.S. and NATO: Frequently Asked Questions, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs/U.S. Department of State, January 31, 2003
Candidates for NATO Membership: Key Facts and Figures, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs/U.S. Department of State, October 31, 2002
NATO: Coalition Contributions to the War on Terrorism, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs/U.S. Department of State, October 31, 2002
NATO's New Strategic Concept, April 24, 1999

DOCUMENTS and SPEECHES

Remarks after the Meeting of the North Atlantic Council at the Level of Foreign Ministers, Secretary Condoleezza Rice, NATO Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium, August 19, 2008
Bucharest: NATO and the Future of the Transatlantic Alliance, Remarks by Kurt Volker, Acting Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs, Heritage Foundation, Washington, D.C., April 7, 2008
President Bush meets with President Putin of Russia, Sochi, Russia, April 6, 2008
President Bush Participates in Joint Press Availability with President Putin of Russia, Sochi, Russia, April 6, 2008
President Bush Attends North Atlantic Council Summit Meeting, Palace of the Parliament, Bucharest, Romania, April 3, 2008
Press Briefing by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley, InterContinental Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania, April 3, 2008
President Bush Meets with NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel, Bucharest, Romania, April 2, 2008
President Bush Visits Bucharest, Romania, Discusses NATO, National Bank of Savings, Bucharest, Romania, April 2, 2008
President Bush Participates in Joint Press Availability with President Viktor Yushchenko of Ukraine, House of Chimaeras, Presidential Secretariat, Kyiv, Ukraine, April 1, 2008
Press Briefing by National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley on the President's Trip to the NATO Summit, James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, The White House, March 26, 2008
NATO 2008: Is the Alliance Ready to Face New Challenges? Expectations from Bucharest, Remarks by Kurt Volker, Acting Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs; and His Excellency Adrian Vierita, Ambassador to the United States from Romania, National Press Club Newsmaker Program, Washington, D.C., March 20, 2008
NATO: Enlargement and Effectiveness, Daniel Fried, Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs, Testimony before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Washington, D.C., March 11, 2008
NATO: Enlargement and Effectiveness (pdf), General Bantz J. Craddock, Commander, United States European Command, Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, Statement before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Washington, D.C., March 11, 2008
Remarks at NATO Foreign Ministers Meeting, Secretary Condoleezza Rice, Brussels, Belgium, March 6, 2008
A Preview of the Bucharest NATO Summit: Afghanistan, Enlargement, and the Future of the Alliance, Remarks by Kurt Volker, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs, SAIS – Center for Transatlantic Relations, The Johns Hopkins University, Washington, D.C., February 29, 2008
Speech by Ambassador Victoria Nuland, United States Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), London School of Economics, London, United Kingdom, February 25, 2008
Speech by Ambassador Victoria Nuland, United States Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Press Club of France and the American Chamber of Commerce, Paris, France, February 22, 2008
Afghanistan and NATO: Why They Both Matter, Remarks by Kurt Volker, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Washington, D.C., February 4, 2008
Remarks at NATO Headquarters, Secretary Condoleezza Rice, Brussels, Belgium, December 7, 2007
Media Roundtable with Secretary Gates, Noordwijk, Netherlands, October 24, 2007
U.S. Ambassador to NATO Nuland Urges EU, NATO to Work Together, Institute of European Studies, Brussels, October 16, 2007
President Bush Participates in Joint Press Availability with NATO Secretary General de Hoop Scheffer, Bush Ranch, Crawford, Texas, May 21, 2007
Transatlantic Security: NATO and Missile Defense, Press Roundtable with Daniel Fried, Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs, Washington, D.C., April 17, 2007
Fulfilling the Commitment to Success in Afghanistan, Secretary Condoleezza Rice, Prepared Remarks at the NATO Afghanistan Contributing Nations Meeting, Brussels, Belgium, January 26, 2007
President Bush Discusses NATO Alliance During Visit to Latvia, Grand Hall, Latvia University, Riga, Latvia, November 28, 2006
President Bush Welcomes Seven Nations to the NATO Alliance, Remarks by the President on the Enlargement of NATO, The White House, Washington, D.C., March 29, 2004 (Audio file)

Fact Sheet: Seven Nations Join North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Secretary Rumsfeld Remarks at the Munich Conference on Security Policy, Munich, Germany, February 7, 2004
NATO Assumes Leadership of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, Press statement, U.S. Department of State, August 11, 2003
The New NATO: Healing the Rift, Remarks by R. Nicholas Burns, U.S. Ambassador to NATO, Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Brussels, Belgium, May 27, 2003
President Bush's Remarks with Central European Foreign Ministers, The White House, May 8, 2003
EU-NATO Declaration on ESDP, December 16, 2002
The Road to NATO's Prague Summit: New Capabilities, New Members, New Relationships, Speech by A. Elizabeth Jones, Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs/U.S. Department of State, World Affairs Council of Northern California, San Francisco, California, October 21, 2002
NATO Ministerial Communiqué: Partnership with the Countries of Central and Eastern Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark, June 6-7, 1991, updated October 27, 2000
The Alliance's Strategic Concept, Washington, D.C., April 23-24, 1999
The Senate Resolution on NATO Expansion, Washington, D.C., April 30, 1998
Joint U.S.-Russian Helsinki Summit Statement On European Security, Helsinki, Finland, March 1997
Founding Act on Mutual Relations, Cooperation and Security Between NATO and the Russian Federation, Paris, France, March 27, 1997
NATO Ministerial Communiqué: Partnership for Peace - Invitation and Framework Document, January 10-11, 1994, Brussels, Belgium
The North Atlantic Treaty, Washington, D.C., April 4, 1949

Documents Relating to American Foreign Policy: NATO, Mount Holyoke College

REPORTS and PUBLICATIONS

NATO in Afghanistan: A Test of the Transatlantic Alliance (pdf), Congressional Research Service/Library of Congress, updated May 6, 2008
Enlargement Issues at NATO’s Bucharest Summit (pdf), Congressional Research Service/Library of Congress, updated April 18, 2008
The NATO Summit at Bucharest, 2008 (pdf), Congressional Research Service/Library of Congress, March 24, 2008
Georgia [Republic] and NATO Enlargement: Issues and Implications (pdf), Congressional Research Service/Library of Congress, March 7, 2008
NATO and the European Union (pdf), Congressional Research Service/Library of Congress, updated January 29, 2008
NATO and Energy Security (pdf), Congressional Research Service/Library of Congress, March 21, 2006
The NATO Summit at Prague, 2002 (pdf), Congressional Research Service/Library of Congress, March 1, 2005
NATO Glossary of Terms and Definitions, NATO Standardization Agency, 2005
NATO Transformed (pdf), North Atlantic Treaty Organization, July 2004
NATO's Decision-Making Procedure (pdf), Congressional Research Service/Library of Congress, updated March 8, 2004
NATO Enlargement (pdf), Congressional Research Service/Library of Congress, updated May 5, 2003
NATO Enlargement: Senate Advice and Consent (pdf), Congressional Research Service/Library of Congress, updated May 2, 2003
NATO Handbook, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)

ELECTRONIC JOURNALS

(published by the Bureau of International Information Programs/U.S. Department of State)

Electronic Journal: NATO in the 21st Century - The Road Ahead

The U.S. & NATO: An Alliance of Purpose, June 2004
NATO in the 21st Century - The Road Ahead, March 2002
NATO's 50th Anniversary, March 1999
NATO Enlargement: The American Viewpoint, October 1997

RELATED SUBJECTS

(web page compiled by the Bureau of International Information Programs/U.S. Department of State)

NATO Istanbul Summit 2004, June 28-29, 2004

U.S. GOVERNMENT

NATO Summit 2008 - The White House
NATO - Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs/U.S. Department of State
NATO Summit, Riga, Latvia - November 28-29, 2006, website of the U.S. Mission to NATO

SELECTED ORGANIZATIONS

Summit meetings of Heads of State and Government, Bucharest, Romania, April 2-4, 2008 ( Video summary)
NATO Riga Summit, 28.-29.XI.2006
The Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council
The Alliance's Mediterranean Dialogue
The Partnership for Peace
NATO-Russia Relations
SHAPE: Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
Joint Force Command Naples

George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies

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