New job for Jens Stoltenberg: the long-standing Norwegian politician and former NATO-Secretary General will succeed Ambassador Christoph Heusgen and take over the chairmanship of the Munich Security Conference (MSC) after the 61st Munich Security Conference in February 2025.
Jens Stoltenberg was Secretary General of NATO for ten years, was UN Special Envoy on Climate Change and held leading positions in the Norwegian government for more than two decades, including ten years as Prime Minister and several years as State Secretary in the Ministry of the Environment and Minister of Energy, Economic Affairs and Finance. Stoltenberg is a world-renowned diplomat, a thought leader in many areas of international security and one of the few European recipients of the US Medal of Freedom. https://militaeraktuell.at/eurofighter-fighter-show-bundesheer-beauty/ Jens Stoltenberg: “I have dedicated my entire political life to preserving peace. It is a great honor for me to chair the Munich Security Conference and to contribute to its mission of ‘peace through dialogue’. Few international platforms are as important as the MSC in promoting conflict prevention, dialog and international cooperation.” Wolfgang Ischinger, President of the Board of Trustees of the Munich Security Conference Foundation: “I am delighted that Jens Stoltenberg has agreed to chair the Munich Security Conference. With his worldwide reputation and enormous experience, Jens Stoltenberg will lead the conference into an even more important and global role. There is no one better qualified. The Board of Trustees is very grateful for the great contribution Ambassador Christoph Heusgen has made during his three-year term of office.”
Ambassador Christoph Heusgen: “I am extremely grateful to the MSC team for all that we have achieved over the past three years. This includes the organization of outstanding main conferences, the opening of the MSC to the ‘Global South’, gender parity on our stages and the increased participation of future decision-makers in all our activities. I am particularly grateful to the MSC team for initiatives such as the ‘Women Parliamentarians Program’ and for organizing the ‘Zeitenwende on tour’, which has already brought foreign and security policy debates to dozens of cities across Germany.” Wolfgang Ischinger remains Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Munich Security Conference Foundation. Helga Maria Schmid, former Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), will remain his deputy.
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