28 Nov - Arrival of the President of the United States

Arrival of the President of the United States George W. Bush at the Riga Airport

Photo by Aivars Liepiņš

28 Nov - The Riga Conference. Session 2: Afghanistan – New Challenges for NATO`s Transformation

Moderator: Fred Kempe, President, The Atlantic Council ^{VIDEO / AUDIO}

General James L. Jones, Supreme Allied Commander Europe
Part 1 ^{VIDEO / AUDIO}
Part 2 ^{VIDEO / AUDIO}
Part 3 ^{VIDEO / AUDIO}

H.E. Peter MacKay, The Foreign Minister of Canada
Part 1 ^{VIDEO / AUDIO}
Part 2 ^{VIDEO / AUDIO}

Discussion
Part 1 ^{VIDEO / AUDIO}
Part 2 ^{VIDEO / AUDIO}
Part 3 ^{VIDEO / AUDIO}

Q&A
Part 1 ^{VIDEO / AUDIO}
Part 2 ^{VIDEO / AUDIO}
Part 3 ^{VIDEO / AUDIO}Part 4 ^{VIDEO / AUDIO}
Part 5 ^{VIDEO / AUDIO}

Press conference

Part 1 ^{VIDEO / AUDIO}
Part 2 ^{VIDEO / AUDIO}

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28 Nov - The Riga Conference. Opening Session. Session 1: A New Global Role and Partners for NATO?

Photo gallery

Opening session

Welcome by Mr. Craig Kennedy, President, GMF - The German Marshall Fund of the United States ^{VIDEO / AUDIO}

Mr. Rob Liberatore, Group Senior Vice President of Global Affairs and Public Policy, DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund ^{VIDEO / AUDIO}

H.E. Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, The President of Latvia
Part 1 ^{VIDEO / AUDIO}
Part 2 ^{VIDEO / AUDIO}Part 3 ^VIDEO ^/^AUDIO
Part 4 ^{VIDEO / AUDIO}Part 5 ^{VIDEO / AUDIO}

H.E. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer,The Secretary General of NATO
Part 1 ^{VIDEO / AUDIO}
Part 2 ^VIDEO^/^AUDIO
Part 3 ^{VIDEO / AUDIO}
Part 4 ^{VIDEO / AUDIO}

Session 1: A New Global Role and Partners for NATO?

Moderator: Mr. Philip Stephens, Associate Editor, Financial Times
Part 1 ^{VIDEO / AUDIO}Part 2 ^{VIDEO / AUDIO}

Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski, Counselor, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Part 1 ^{VIDEO / AUDIO}
Part 2 ^{VIDEO / AUDIO}

Dr. Francois Heisbourg, Director, Foundation for Strategic Research ^{VIDEO / AUDIO}

Dr. Alyson Bailes, Director, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute ^{VIDEO / AUDIO}

The Honorable Hans Haekkerup, Former Defense Minister of Denmark
Part 1 ^{VIDEO / AUDIO}
Part 2 ^{VIDEO / AUDIO}

Q&A
Part 1 ^VIDEO^/^AUDIO
Part 2^{VIDEO / AUDIO}Part 3^VIDEO^/^AUDIO

Mr. Toms Baumanis, Chairman, Latvian Transatlantic Organization ^{VIDEO / AUDIO}
Mr. Rudolph W. Giuliani, Chairman, Giuliani Partners and Former Mayor of New York City
Part 1 ^{VIDEO / AUDIO}
Part 2 ^{VIDEO / AUDIO}
Part 3 ^VIDEO^/^AUDIO
Part 4^{VIDEO / AUDIO}Part 5^{VIDEO / AUDIO}

27 Nov - Opening gala dinner of the Riga Conference 2006

“Transforming NATO in a new Global Era” hosted by the President of Latvia Photo gallery^new

H.E. Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, The President of Latvia
Part 1 ^VIDEO^{/ AUDIO}
Part 2 ^VIDEO^{/ AUDIO}
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, NATO Secretary General
Part 1 ^VIDEO^{/ AUDIO}
Part 2 ^VIDEO^{/ AUDIO}

The Honorable Richard G. Lugar, Chairman, U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Part 1 ^VIDEO^{/ AUDIO}
Part 2 ^VIDEO^{/ AUDIO}
Part 3 ^VIDEO^{/ AUDIO}
Part 4 ^VIDEO^{/ AUDIO}

Žaneta Ozoliņa, Professor ^VIDEO^{/ AUDIO}

Speech of Professor Žaneta Ozoliņa

27 Nov - Lugar: Attack on Allies` Energy Supplies is Attack on NATO Alliance

U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar opened The Riga Conference: Transforming NATO in a New Global Era this evening by invoking NATO Article V - an attack on one member is an attack on all members - for energy security, even staking the alliance's future on the issue.

27 Nov - News conference by the President of Latvia Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga

News conference by the President of Latvia Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga at the Press Theatre, Media Centre

Photo by Anda Kukemilka

Gallery of the news conference

Video file of the meeting Part 1^new

Video file of the meeting Part 2^new

Video file of the meeting part 3 ^new

27 Nov - Joint press conference by the NATO Secretary General and the Latvian Prime Minister

Joint press conference by the NATO Secretary General and the Latvian Prime Minister

Photo by Anda Kukemilka

Gallery of the press conference

Part 1 ^VIDEO^{/ AUDIO}
Part 2 ^VIDEO^{/ AUDIO}

27 Nov - President of Latvia meets with the former mayor of New York, Mr. Rudolph Guiliani

President of Latvia meets with the former mayor of New York, Mr. Rudolph Guiliani

Riga Castle, photo Juris Krumins

Gallery of the meeting

27 Nov - Display of C-17 airlifter in the presence of the Secretary General of NATO and the President of Latvia

27.11.2006. Riga airport. Display of C-17 airlifter in the presence of the Secretary General of NATO Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, the President of Latvia Vaira Vike-Freiberga and NATO senior military authorities.

Photo: Einars Binders