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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (L) and European Council President Charles Michel (R) talk to the media as they arrive for a European Council Summit, at the EU headquarters in Brussels, on June 29, 2023. – EU leaders will the EU’s continued support to Ukraine, as well as the economy, security and defence, migration and external relations over the two-day summit. (Photo by JOHN THYS / AFP)
Multiple diplomats at NATO confirmed that its 31 member states had reached consensus to prolong the tenure of Stoltenberg, 64, for another year after struggling to find a suitable replacement by a summit in Lithuania in two weeks.
Others seen as potential candidates, including Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and British Defence Minister Ben Wallace, have recently dropped out of contention.
US ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith did not confirm any agreement.
But she told journalists an announcement on the secretary general’s position would likely be made “in the days ahead”.
“A possible extension of Jens Stoltenberg is an option that allies are looking at,” Smith said.
