NATO commemorates the 9/11 terrorist attaches on the United States with solemn ceremony

 

10 September 2026 NATO commemorates the 9/11 terrorist attaches on the United States with solemn ceremony On Friday, 11 September 2026, the Deputy Secretary General, Ms Radmila Shekerinska, will join the Chargé d’Affaires of the United States Mission to NATO, Mr Scott Oudkirk, and the United States Military Representative to the NATO Military Committee, Lieutenant General William D. "Hank" Taylor, at the 9/11 and Article 5 Memorial at NATO Headquarters to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. Permanent representatives of Alliance nations as well as members of NATO’s diplomatic, military, and international staff community will be in attendance. The ceremony will include a moment of silence at 14:46, the exact minute 25 years ago of the first attack on the North Tower of the World Trade Center. The NATO Deputy Secretary General, the Chargé d’Affaires of the United States Mission to NATO and the United States Military Representative to the NATO Military Committee will deliver brief commemorative remarks. To honor the victims of the attacks and the sacrifices of service members since, flags will fly at half-staff at NATO Headquarters as well as at Allied Command Operations (ACO) in Mons, Belgium, and at NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT) in Norfolk, Virginia. Media Advisory 14:36 (CEST):       The NATO Deputy Secretary General, the U.S. Chargé d’Affaires and the US Military Representative to NATO will walk to the 9/11 Memorial and observe two uniformed U.S. soldiers lay the wreath in front of the memorial 14:40 (CEST):        Commemorative remarks by the NATO Deputy Secretary General, the U.S. Chargé d’Affaires and the US Military Representative to NATO 14:46 (CEST):        Moment of silence There will be no media opportunity. The event will be streamed live on X @NATO, on the NATO website and on NATO News on YouTube The video can be downloaded from the NATO Multimedia Portal after the event. For more information: For general queries: Contact the NATO Press Office Follow us on X: @NATO, @OTAN_FR, @DepSecGenNATO and @NATOPress Press Release 11 September 2026 NATO Secretary General meets the Prime Minister of Slovenia (updated) On Monday, 14 September 2026, the NATO Secretary General, Mr Mark Rutte, will receive the Prime Minister of Slovenia, Mr Janez Janša, at NATO Headquarters, in Brussels. Media advisory +/- 12:45 (CEST) Official handshake between the Secretary General and the Prime Minister of Slovenia. 13:45 (CEST) Joint press conference by the Secretary General and the Prime Minister of Slovenia. Media coverage Media representatives who have annual accreditation to NATO can attend the event in person. The pool of visual media covering the official handshake will meet in front of the Press Shop at NATO HQ at 12:15 (CEST). Media representatives without annual accreditation who are interested in covering the event should email NatoAccreditations@hq.nato.int by 11 September 12:00 (CEST). Please note that due to the short time to process applications, ad-hoc accreditation may not be guaranteed. The press conference will be streamed live on the NATO website and on X @NATOPress, and will be made available to EBU News Exchange. A transcript of the Secretary General’s remarks, as well as photographs, will be on the NATO website. Video can be downloaded from the NATO Multimedia Portal after the event. For more information: For general queries: Contact the NATO Press Office Follow us on X: @NATO, @OTAN_FR, @SecGenNATO and @NATOPress

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