17/07/2019 (Agence Europe) – NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has decided to appoint Mircea Geoana as Deputy Secretary General, the Alliance announced on 16 July. “I am happy to announce the appointment of Mircea Geoana as the next Deputy Secretary General. He is a staunch advocate of the transatlantic bond and will bring long experience as a statesman and diplomat to this post", Stoltenberg said in a statement. A former Minister of Foreign Affairs and former Ambassador to the United States, Mr Geoana is the first Romanian citizen to hold this position. In mid-October, he will replace the American Rose Gottemoeller, who has held this position since October 2016. (CG)