NATO Secretary General with Prime Minister of 🇪🇪 Estonia Kaja Kallas, 27 JUN 2024 - YouTube

Exact date:Outgoing Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte will succeed Jens Stoltenberg as Secretary General on 1 October 2024,when Mr.Stoltenberg's 10-year term expires.*The new border security fortifications under discussion are up to each NATO Ally seperately and not the Alliance itself.

Foreign Ministers Meet

The three North American foreign ministers met at the State Department in Washington recently.U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice hosted foreign ministers Patricia Espinosa of Mexico and Maxime Bernier of Canada.The theme of their talks was prosperity and security.They were preparing for a summit of their heads of government in New Orleans.The three countries practice free trade with each other and cooperate on border security.Many Americans dislike free trade because they think it eliminates jobs,and feel that Mexico doesn't police its border sufficiently.