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• April 3, 09
• April 4, 09
Events 2009
President Obama's visit to Strasbourg for the NATO Summit
From March 31 to April 7, 2009 : President and Mrs. Obama visit the United Kingdom, France, Germany, the Czech Republic and Turkey
April 3-4, 2009 : Nato summit celebrates the 60th anniversary of the alliance in the French city of Strasbourg and German city of Baden-Baden. At the same time, France is returning to the alliance’s integrated military structure.
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April 03: President Obama participates in meetings with President Sarkozy
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April 03 : President Obama participates in a Town Hall meeting. He will be giving a speech and taking some questions from students from throughout Europe and discussing the transatlantic alliance.
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April 04 : It will be a full day of NATO North Atlantic Council meetings, wherein the President and the Alliance will discuss a range of issues.
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Related articles on America.gov
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April 06, 09 : NATO’s Strasbourg / Kehl Summit Declaration
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April 03, 09 : President Obama's Town Hall Meeting at Strasbourg
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April 03, 09 : Remarks by President Obama and French President Sarkozy
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April 03, 09 : White House Press Gaggle en Route to Strasbourg, France
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April 01, 09 : Albania and Croatia Join NATO
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April 01, 09 : North Atlantic Treaty Travels for First Time to Europe
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March 26, 09 : Obama Urges Renewed NATO Effort in Afghanistan
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March 23, 09 : NATO Faces Growing Challenges as 60th Anniversary Approaches
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March 23, 09 : Obama Welcomes France’s Full Return to NATO
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March 16, 09 : CO.NX Webchat Transcript, National Security Analyst Discusses NATO at 60
NATO 2009 Summit web page
Pages related to NATO
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NATO History : The North Atlantic Treaty
NATO was founded on April 4, 1949, when the North Atlantic Treaty, also known as the Washington Treaty, was signed in Washington, DC by Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the UK, and the U.S. Over the past 60 years, NATO has been the cornerstone for common security in the transatlantic region and has grown to include 26 members. -
NATO Member Countries
NATO is an Alliance that consists of 26 independent member countries. Country by country, this page offers an overview of the links to national information servers and to the website of national delegations to NATO. -
NATO Summits
From the founding of NATO in 1949 until today there have been twenty-two NATO summits. The last summit meeting to date was held in Bucharest, Romania, in April 2008. The next one will take place on 3-4 April in Strasbourg-Kehl and will also mark the Alliance’s 60th anniversary.