20 May. 2012 – 21 May. 2012
Summit meetings of Heads of State and Government
Chicago, USA
Official texts from the Chicago Summit 2012
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Chicago Summit Declaration on Afghanistan Issued by the Heads of State and Government of Afghanistan and Nations contributing to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)
21 May. 2012 - Déclaration du Sommet de Chicago concernant l’Afghanistan publiée par les chefs d’État et de gouvernement de l’Afghanistan et des pays contribuant à la Force internationale d’assistance à la sécurité (FIAS) dirigée par l’OTAN
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Chicago Summit Declaration issued by the Heads of State and Government participating in the meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Chicago on 20 May 2012
20 May. 2012 - Déclaration du Sommet de Chicago publiée par les chefs d’État et de gouvernement participant à la réunion du Conseil de l’Atlantique Nord tenue à Chicago le 20 mai 2012
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Summit Declaration on Defence Capabilities: Toward NATO Forces 2020
20 May. 2012 - Déclaration du sommet sur les capacités de défense pour les forces de l’OTAN à l’horizon 2020
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Deterrence and Defence Posture Review
20 May. 2012 - Revue de la posture de dissuasion et de défense
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NATO’s policy guidelines on counter-terrorism
21 May. 2012
All timings are local time (GMT-5)
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Friday 18 May 2012 | |||||
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Evening | NATO Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow - NATO Photo Exhibit at the Pritzker Military Library, Chicago | ENG | |||
Arrival of the NATO Secretary General |
Saturday 19 May 2012 | |||||
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08:30 | NATO Secretary General’s address to Young Atlanticist summit | ENG | MP3 28Mb |
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• Q&A session | natochannel.tv | ||||
10:00 | Children fly NATO kites in Chicago | natochannel.tv | |||
12:00 | Meeting between the NATO Secretary General and the Editorial Board of the Chicago Tribune | ||||
12:45 | Meeting between the NATO Secretary General and the Mayor of Chicago | ||||
20:00 | NATO recognized during Chicago Cubs game |
Sunday 20 May 2012 | |||||
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09:50 | Doorstep statement by the NATO Secretary General | ENG | MP3 5Mb |
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Bilateral meeting with the French President | |||||
Trilateral meeting with the US Secretary of State and the EU High Representative | |||||
Bilateral meeting with the US President | |||||
13:30 | Official greeting by the NATO Secretary General and the President of the United States of Heads of State and/or Government at McCormick Place. | ENG | MP3 706Kb |
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14.15 | Meeting of the North Atlantic Council | ENG | MP3 6870Kb |
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• Ceremony honouring NATO military personnel for service in operational theatres of the Alliance | natochannel.tv | ||||
• Opening remarks by the Secretary General | natochannel.tv | ||||
• Welcome by the President of the United States | natochannel.tv | ||||
17:25 | Press Conference by the NATO Secretary General | ENG | MP3 8575Kb |
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• Q&A session | natochannel.tv | ||||
18:00 | NATO Secretary General visiting the Missile Defence Exhibition in IMC | ||||
19:40 | Official Portrait of Allies’ Heads of State and Government, Soldier Field, Chicago | ||||
19:15 | Working Dinner of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs | ||||
20:00 | Working Dinner of Heads of State and Government | ||||
20:00 | Working Dinner of Ministers of Defence |
Monday 21 May 2012 | |||||
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07:30 | Arrivals of the Heads of State and Government and leaders participating in the Meeting on Afghanistan | ||||
08:30 | Bilateral meeting between the NATO Deputy Secretary General and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan | ||||
09.00 | Meeting on Afghanistan in Heads of State and Government Format | ||||
• Secretary General’s Opening Remarks | ENG | MP3 3757Kb |
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• Welcoming Remarks by the President of the United States | ENG | natochannel.tv | |||
11:00 | Meeting of the NATO Foreign Ministers with Foreign Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Montenegro and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia¹. | ||||
• Opening remarks by the NATO Deputy Secretary General | ENG |
MP3 3001Kb |
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11:55 | Official photo of participants at the meeting on Afghanistan | ||||
12:15 | Press Conference by the NATO Secretary General | ENG | MP3 3306Kb |
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• Q&A session | MP3 11604Kb |
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13:00 | Bilateral meeting between the NATO Deputy Secretary General and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Morocco | ||||
13:20 | Meeting with Partners in Heads of State and Government Format | ||||
• Opening remarks by the NATO Secretary General | ENG | MP3 1044Kb |
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14:45 | Press Conference by the NATO Secretary General | ENG | MP3 9508Kb |
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• Q&A session | natochannel.tv | ||||
15:00 | Bilateral meeting between the NATO Deputy Secretary General and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic | ||||
15:15 | Press Conference by the US President | MP3 17326Kb |
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Closing Remarks by NATO Deputy Secretary General Ambassador Alexander Vershbow at the Chicago Young Atlanticists’ Summit | ENG |
Video
Last updated: 24-May-2012 12:50
Newsroom
- Chicago 2012 - NATO Technical Advisory (PDF/ 207.21 kB)
- Second media advisory - Summit Meeting of NATO Heads of State and Government - Chicago, United States of America, 20-21 May 2012 20 May. 2012
- First media advisory - Summit Meeting of NATO Heads of State and Government - Chicago, United States - 20-21 May 2012 20 May. 2012
- NATO’s 25th summit meeting - Chicago, 20-21 May 2012 20 May. 2012
Media backgrounders
NATO Review
Opinions
- Pre-Summit press briefing by the NATO Spokesperson, Oana Lungescu - Opening remarks16 May. 2012
- Pre-summit press briefing - Wednesday 16 May 201211 May. 2012
- Remarks by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen at the launch of the Chicago Summit Exhibition22 Mar. 2012
- Remarks by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen at the unveiling of the Chicago Summit logo with the US Secretary of State 08 Dec. 2011
- ''Towards NATO’s Chicago Summit'' - Speech by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen at the European Policy Centre, Brussels30 Sep. 2011
Links
- NATO Summit Chicago 2012 - Host nation website
- US Senate Resolution S.Res 395 - Expressing the sense of the Senate in support of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the NATO summit to be held in Chicago, Illinois, from May 20 through 21, 2012.