NATO/Secretary General
 NATO/Secretary General  | |
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 Flag of NATO | |
| Start | March 24, 1952 |
| Leader of | NATO |
| Deputy | Deputy Secretary General of NATO |
| Website | http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/topics_50094.htm |
| Subpage(s) | •NATO/Secretary General/Special Adviser |
| The leader of the civilian structure of NATO (SACEUR controls the military). "Informally selected" - since the Bilderberg Group's 1966 move to take control of this, the appointee has always been someone from amongst their ranks.Boss of the NATO/Deputy Secretary General. | |
NATO's Secretary General chairs some of the control committees and is drawn from the Bilderberg Group. The Supreme Allied Commander Europe is NATO's top military executive. The Deputy Secretary General of NATO has acted as acting Secretary General of NATO on occasions.
Contents
Deep state control
| Trump and Stoltenberg get into tense exchange at NATO summit |
It is an open question whether NATO secretarygeneral has any de facto power, or whether, as a Bilderberg appointee he carries out the will of unnamed "special advisers".
Chris Donnelly, the UK deep politician who in 2006 co-founded the Institute for Statecraft, was just such a special adviser to four secretaries general of NATO (for a total of 13 years)[1], as well as to to figures including Margaret Thatcher.[2]
Selection by Bilderberg
The main "informal diplomatic channel" appears to be the Bilderberg meetings. Since the official narrative is that this is a mere social event, which just happens to have military grade secrecy, their control of who becomes NATO Secretary General is hard to prove. Nevertheless, it is interesting that all permanent NATO Secretaries General have attended the Bilberberg, and since the 1966 Bilderberg at which the structure of NATO was top of the agenda[3], all permanent Secretary General appointees attended at least one Bilderberg meeting before being given the job. Two temporary appointees, Sergio Balanzino (1994, 1995) and Alessandro Minuto-Rizzo (2003) are not thought to have attended.
Official narrative
Wikipedia reports that there "is no formal process for selecting the Secretary General. Instead, the members of NATO traditionally reach a consensus on who should serve next. This procedure often takes place through informal diplomatic channels... The appointment is for 4 years, although it may be extended."
Contenders
In February 2023, it was reported that Britain's former PM "Boris Johnson wants to become NATO Secretary General":
- "Heading NATO? That's a great idea. You know, it is a very good idea. I want to emphasise, dear friends, that I have this idea, and let no one forget that there is a candidate for NATO Secretary General on the line.
- "This time, I think I will be lucky," Mr Johnson said.[4]
In June 2023, British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace ruled himself out of contention to succeed the Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, who is due to retire in September:
- Mr Wallace told The Economist “it’s not going to happen” and there are “a lot of unresolved issues in NATO”.
- He said the US wants Mr Stoltenberg to stay in the role.
- Earlier in the month, US President Joe Biden said he would support a NATO leader from the UK when he met with Rishi Sunak at the White House.
- He indicated that Mr Wallace was a “very qualified individual” but it “remains to be seen” who will get the job.
- Before his trip to the White House, Mr Sunak said Mr Wallace is widely respected across the world.
- On 22 June 2023, Downing Street refused to say whether Mr Sunak was disappointed to see Mr Wallace exit the running to take over at NATO.[5]
Office Holders on Wikispooks
| Name | From | To | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Rutte | 2 October 2024 | ||
| Jens Stoltenberg | 1 October 2014 | 1 October 2024 | |
| Anders Fogh Rasmussen | 1 August 2009 | 1 October 2014 | |
| Jaap de Hoop Scheffer | 1 January 2004 | 1 August 2009 | |
| Alessandro Minuto-Rizzo | 17 December 2003 | 1 January 2004 | Acting |
| George Robertson | 14 October 1999 | 17 December 2003 | Consorted on a daily basis with convicted forger and fraudster, the spook Jan-Willem Matser. |
| Javier Solana | 5 December 1995 | 6 October 1999 | |
| Sergio Balanzino | 20 October 1995 | 5 December 1995 | After Willy Claes resigned for corruption |
| Willy Claes | 17 October 1994 | 20 October 1995 | Resigned after the discovery of a bribe of over 50 million Belgian francs. |
| Sergio Balanzino | 13 August 1994 | 17 October 1994 | After Manfred Wörner died |
| Manfred Wörner | 1 July 1988 | 13 August 1994 | |
| Peter Carrington | 25 June 1984 | 1 July 1988 | A Bilderberg chairman. |
| Joseph Luns | 1 October 1971 | 25 June 1984 | Longest ever serving Secretary General of NATO |
| Manlio Brosio | 1 August 1964 | 1 October 1971 | The last Secretary General of NATO who was appointed before he attended the Bilderberg. |
| Dirk Stikker | 21 April 1961 | 1 August 1964 | |
| Paul-Henri Spaak | 16 May 1957 | 21 April 1961 | |
| Hastings Ismay | 24 March 1952 | 16 May 1957 | The first Secretary General of NATO. |
Related Quotation
| Page | Quote | Author | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Zakharova | “NATO countries, and the Secretary General in particular, do not make decisions in the alliance because the United States dominates the organization. "In this structure, not even the member states decide anything, let alone the Secretary General. The Americans run everything.” | Maria Zakharova | 26 June 2024 |
References
- ↑ https://wikileaks.org/hackingteam/emails/emailid/64512
- ↑ https://www.ukcolumn.org/article/integrity-initiative-look-deep-state
- ↑ http://www.infowars.com/exclusive-bilderberg-1966-data-dump-the-war-on-nationalism-exposed/
- ↑ "Boris Johnson wants to become NATO Secretary General"
- ↑ "Ben Wallace rules himself out of contention to be Nato chief"
