
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer is a Dutch politician and diplomat who served as the Secretary General of NATO from 2004 to 2009. Prior to his appointment at NATO, he was the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands and a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal party. During his tenure at NATO, he focused on strengthening the alliance's response to global security challenges, including terrorism and the conflicts in Afghanistan and Kosovo. He is noted for advocating for NATO's enlargement and fostering cooperation between Eastern European countries and the alliance. Recently, he was mentioned in discussions regarding historical NATO expansion and Russian claims about security guarantees.
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Jaap de Hoop Scheffer was the NATO Secretary General who visited Moscow in 2004.
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