The NATO Secretary General, Mr. Anders Fogh Rasmussen, will visit Norfolk, Virginia in the United States on Friday 28 September 2012, to attend a ceremony marking the change of command at the Supreme Allied Command Transformation (SACT). At the ceremony, outgoing French Air Force General Stéphane Abrial will hand over command to French Air Force General Jean-Paul Paloméros as the new Supreme Allied Commander Transformation. The Secretary General will make remarks to mark the occasion and will hold a press conference after the ceremony together with General Paloméros.
Programme
Ceremony : 12:00 local / 16:00 GMT / 18:00 Brussels
Media pool present
Joint Press Conference : 12:45 local / 16:45 GMT / 18:45 Brussels
Still and video images of the event will be available on the NATO website after the event.
For media queries :NATO Brussels Press Office : +32 2 707 5041
NATO ACT Norfolk Public Affairs Office : + 1 757 747 3600, pao@act.nato.int