NATO/Secretary General

NATO/Secretary General
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.

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), as well as to to figures including Margaret Thatcher.

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, 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

"Boris Johnson wants to become NATO Secretary General"

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.

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.

"Narco State PM"

Full article: Narco state

In 2024, former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte was announced as NATO SG. Rutte previously was most notable in international media for cover-ups and being attacked domestically for letting the Netherlands deteriorate into "Narco state". Which after Chris Donnelly's advisor Willem Matser and the Gladio 1 connections is a new connection to illegal drug trade.

 

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

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