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NATO: Public Appointments

Asked by James CartlidgeConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 19 March 2025UIN 37246

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2025 to Question 33949 on Ministry of Defence: Public Appointments, whether he plans to have discussions with his European counterparts on the appointment of the next Supreme Allied Commander Europe.

Answered by Luke Pollard

Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) is one of NATO’s two strategic commanders and is a post that is traditionally held by the US.

The Secretary of State does not have plans to have discussions with his European counterparts on the appointment of the next Supreme Allied Commander Europe.

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