THE SECRETARY GENERAL
LA SECRÉTAIRE GÉNÉRALE
TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE NATO PA
21 June, 2024
Dear Member,
I am writing to inform you of several developments concerning members of the
Assembly’s Bureau.
Firstly, we have had two vacancies among our Vice-Presidents. Mr Kevan Jones
(United Kingdom) decided not to run in the upcoming elections in the United Kingdom,
and Ms Linda Sanchez (United States) decided to resign her duties as a Vice-President.
In accordance with Article 19 of the Assembly’s Rules of Procedure, the Bureau has
unanimously appointed Faik Oztrak (Türkiye) as acting Vice-President to fulfil the
remainder of Mr Jones’ mandate and Gerald E. Connolly (United States) as acting
Vice-President to fulfil the remainder of Ms Sanchez’ mandate.
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Second, as mentioned in his letter from yesterday, former President Michal Szczerba
(Poland) was elected to the European Parliament following the 9 June elections. As
stipulated in Article 3.5 of the Assembly’s Rules, Mr Szczerba’s mandate as NATO PA
President has lapsed.
In accordance with Article 18 of the Assembly’s Rules, the Bureau has unanimously
appointed Mr Gerald E. Connolly (United States) as acting President to fulfil the
remainder of Mr Szczerba’s term.
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These nominations are subject to confirmation by the Standing Committee. The
Bureau has decided to call a special Standing Committee meeting on Tuesday 9 July
on the margins of the NATO Parliamentary Summit in Washington. We will share
further information on this shortly.
If you have any queries on these or any other matter, please do not hesitate to contact
me.
Yours sincerely,
Ruxandra Popa
INTERNATIONAL SECRETARIAT
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