NATO s Rutte to visit Washington next week for long-planned visit

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte gestures during a press conference to present his 2025 Annual Report, at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium March 26, 2026. (REUTERS/Omar Havana)


BRUSSELS, April 1 (Reuters) - NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte will visit Washington next week for a "long-planned" visit, a spokesperson for the military alliance said on Wednesday.

"I can confirm that the Secretary General will be in DC next week for a long-planned visit," NATO spokesperson Allison Hart said. No further details of the trip were immediately available.

The visit was first reported by the Wall Street Journal.

(Reporting by Andrew Gray; Editing by Chris Reese)