Topic: Anders Rasmussen

Obama meets NATO chief, aides laud Libya role

President Barack Obama on Monday met NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen, as top officials again defended the US role in the western alliance's campaign that helped topple Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi.Obama and Rasmussen spoke in the Oval Office in a meeting opened ...
NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (AHN'-derz FOHG RAHS'-moo-sihn) says allied troops should be able to start handing off their military mission in Afghanistan to the Kabul government sometime next year.. Rasmussen said Tuesday he believes security conditions have improved enough that such ...

Danish premier hot tip for new NATO chief

The United States has backed Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen for next secretary general of NATO, a diplomat said Saturday, setting him on track to take the alliance's top job in August. It will support Anders Fogh Rasmussen" as the candidate ...

Danish PM says discussed climate change with Obama

Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen discussed climate change and continuing cooperation in Afghanistan in a 10-minute telephone conversation, he said in a statement issued Thursday. "I expressed my respect for Barack Obama's strong personal dedication to the climate question and to ...