Denmark – NATO’s secretary-general says his bid to become the alliance’s chief was supported by U.S. President Barack Obama, who worked behind the scenes to make it happen.
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In an autobiography published Friday, former Norwegian prime minister Jens Stoltenberg wrote that Obama sent him an acknowledgement letter in late 2013 after Stoltenberg had resigned because his Labor Party lost parliamentary elections.
He said Obama had added a handwritten message: “I hope we have future opportunities to collaborate.”
“Little did I know that his staff had spoken to (German Chancellor) Angela Merkel about this,” Stoltenberg wrote about the NATO job.
Months later, he met Obama advisor Karen Donfried who described the president as “the world’s best campaign leader” who “is working for you.” On March 28, 2014, Stoltenberg was presented as the 13th NATO boss.