Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis will embark on Sunday, Nov.
5, to re-affirm key partnerships and alliances in Europe.
Secretary Mattis will begin his engagements with a meeting
with the Northern Group, a multilateral forum of 12 countries, including the five
Nordic countries (Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Norway), the three Baltic
countries (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania), Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, and
the UK from Nov. 6-7.
From Nov. 8-9, Secretary Mattis will attend a NATO Defense
Ministerial and, separately, host a meeting of ministers from the Defeat-ISIS
coalition. The trip will underscore the commitment of the United States to our
NATO alliance and to defeating ISIS.
On Nov. 10, he will conclude his trip with a visit to London
where he will meet with United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Defence Gavin
Williamson.
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