Remarks by NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer at the gala dinner of the Riga Conference “A Transforming NATO into a new global era”
Small Guild House,
Riga, Latvia
Photo by Gints Malderis
27 Nov. 2006
Madame President,
Prof. Ozolina,
Dr. Baumanis,
Dr. Kennedy,
Distinguished Senators and Members of Parliament,
Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Dear Friends,
It is a great pleasure to be here today at this international think tank conference.
Let me sincerely thank the German Marshall Fund, the Latvian Transatlantic Organisation, the Commission of Strategic Analysis, and NATO’s Public Diplomacy Division for setting up this most impressive gathering, and President Vike-Freiberga for hosting this Gala Dinner in such an exquisite venue.
I think that a special word of gratitude to Craig Kennedy, Ron Asmus and the German Marshall Fund is in order here. There is simply no other major think thank that has done more to foster a strong and healthy transatlantic relationship.
