NATO agrees to extend boss Stoltenberg's term by a year Stoltenberg, a former PM of Norway, has been the transatlantic security alliance’s leader since 2014 & his tenure had already been extended three previous times. 
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. Credit: Reuters Photo
NATO decided on Tuesday to extend Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg’s contract by a further year, opting to stick with an experienced leader as war rages on the alliance’s doorstep rather than try to agree on a successor.
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Stoltenberg, a former prime minister of Norway, has been the transatlantic security alliance’s leader since 2014 and his tenure had already been extended three previous times.