{"id":1963941,"date":"2023-07-04T11:41:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-04T15:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nato-chief-stoltenberg-to-stay-in-office-another-year-cites-more-dangerous-world\/"},"modified":"2023-07-04T11:42:23","modified_gmt":"2023-07-04T15:42:23","slug":"nato-chief-stoltenberg-to-stay-in-office-another-year-cites-more-dangerous-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nato-chief-stoltenberg-to-stay-in-office-another-year-cites-more-dangerous-world\/","title":{"rendered":"NATO Chief Stoltenberg to Extend Term Due to &#8216;Increased Global Threats&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnato-chief-stoltenberg-to-stay-in-office-another-year-cites-more-dangerous-world%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1963941&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0704\/9638b210-205a-4010-8423-5cc2e4e08b44\/audio.mp3?length=1663821&#038;duration=139\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h2>NATO Confirms Secretary-General&#8217;s Extended Term<\/h2>\n<p>The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-u-n-ambassador-linda-thomas-greenfield-faces-backlash-for-attacking-u-s-ccp-propaganda\/\" title=\"Biden U.N. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield Faces Backlash For Attacking U.S.: \u2018CCP Propaganda\u2019\">member countries<\/a> have announced that Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg will continue in his role for another year. This decision comes after the alliance failed to reach a consensus on a new leader.<\/p>\n<p>Stoltenberg expressed his gratitude on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jensstoltenberg\/status\/1676158282355068929?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, stating, &#8220;Honoured by #NATO Allies&#8217; decision to extend my term as Secretary General until 1 October 2024.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized the importance of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nato-chief-stoltenberg-to-stay-in-office-another-year-cites-more-dangerous-world\/\" title=\"NATO Chief Stoltenberg to Extend Term Due to 'Increased Global Threats'\">transatlantic bond<\/a> between Europe and North America, which has safeguarded freedom and security for nearly 75 years. Stoltenberg believes that in today&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-look-at-international-law-and-the-invasion-of-ukraine\/\" title=\"A Look at International Law and the Invasion of Ukraine\">increasingly dangerous world<\/a>, the alliance is more crucial than ever.<\/p>\n<h3>Contenders for the Leadership Position<\/h3>\n<p>Several frontrunners were considered for the future Secretary General role, including Britain&#8217;s Defense Minister Ben Wallace, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro S\u00e1nchez, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/biden-to-host-uk-prime-minister-sunak-at-white-house-to-discuss-ukraine-economic-security-ai_5320164.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Epoch Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Given the United States&#8217; influential position within the alliance, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rudy-yakym-tapped-by-gop-to-replace-late-indiana-rep-jackie-walorski\/\" title=\"Rudy Yakym tapped by GOP to replace late Indiana Rep. Jackie Walorski\">candidates needed<\/a> its support. However, the Biden administration showed little enthusiasm for alternative contenders.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5373634\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/07\/04\/id5373634-Biden_Stoltenberg-1200x800.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a><br \/>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/07\/04\/id5373634-Biden_Stoltenberg-1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"President Joe Biden meets with Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on June 13, 2023. (Alex Wong\/Getty Images)\"><br \/>\n  <\/figure>\n<p>President Joe Biden welcomed the decision, acknowledging Stoltenberg&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tampa-ball-how-the-buccaneers-built-a-roster-of-rejects-and-misfits-and-won-a-super-bowl\/\" title=\"Tampa-Ball: How The Buccaneers Built A Roster of Rejects And Misfits And Won A Super Bowl\u00a0\">steady leadership<\/a>, experience, and judgment. He credited the Secretary General for guiding the alliance through significant European security challenges since World War II.<\/p>\n<p>Biden expressed his confidence in the strengthened and united Alliance, stating, &#8220;I look forward to continuing the work with Secretary General Stoltenberg to further strengthen the Alliance next week at the NATO Summit.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NATO member countries have extended Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg&#8217;s term for another year after failing to agree on a new leader. Stoltenberg expressed gratitude for the decision, stating he is honored to continue serving until October 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":531,"featured_media":1963942,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1963941","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1963941","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/531"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1963941"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1963941\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1963942"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1963941"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1963941"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1963941"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}