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NATO's Rutte to visit Washington next week for 'long-planned' visit

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is set to visit Washington next week for a long-planned trip, though details of the agenda have not been released.

Andrew Gray

Reuters

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April 02, 2026

NATO's Rutte to visit Washington next week for 'long-planned' visit

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte speaks during a press conference to present his 2025 Annual Report, at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium March 26, 2026.

Omar Havana/Reuters

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte will visit Washington next week for a "long-planned" visit, a spokesperson for the military alliance said on Wednesday.


"I can confirm that the Secretary General will be in DC next week for a long-planned visit," NATO spokesperson Allison Hart said. No further details of the trip were immediately available.


The visit was first reported by the Wall Street Journal.

-Andrew Gray/Reuters

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