Clinton, Panetta Discuss
Diplomatic, Defense Policies

The world is full of threats, and the United States must be prepared for them, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer in an interview in Brussels. Story

Clinton, Panetta: NATO Partners
Committed to Afghanistan

There's a clear sense among alliance nations of NATO’s ongoing commitment to the security mission in Afghanistan up to and beyond 2014, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said at NATO headquarters in Brussels. Story

NATO Conference Focuses
On Post-2014 Afghanistan

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen emphasized support to Afghanistan beyond 2014 in remarks opening a conference of the alliance’s defense and foreign ministers in Brussels. Story

Panetta: NATO at ‘Pivotal
Point’ in Afghan Mission

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta arrived in Brussels for the NATO “jumbo” ministerial conference, where the alliance’s defense and foreign ministers are scheduled to discuss Afghanistan security transition and alliance capabilities. Story

Leon Edward Panetta was sworn in as the 23rd defense secretary on July 1, 2011. In the course of his duties, the secretary will travel throughout the world visiting U.S. military forces in deployed locations and meeting with defense counterparts in allied and partner nations. Biography