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Hegseth and the NATO Secretary General Deliver Remarks in Brussels, Jun. 18, 2026

June 18, 2026 · Department of War · 0:42:46

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What happened

Secretary Hegseth and the NATO Secretary General delivered remarks in Brussels on June 18, 2026, published by the Department of War from NATO headquarters. The department published three uploads from the Secretary’s Brussels day: this joint appearance with the Secretary General, a separate address by Hegseth at NATO HQ, and his press remarks following the NATO Defense Ministerial; the NATO HQ address is recorded as an alternate source of this page and the post-ministerial press remarks are queued as their own page.

Why it matters

A joint appearance with the NATO Secretary General during a defense ministerial is the alliance-facing centerpiece of the Secretary’s Brussels trip — the public statement of the U.S. position delivered beside the alliance’s own chief. It is recorded on the Foreign Policy & Defense hub.

Scoreboard watch

Alliance commitments and burden-sharing statements made at a defense ministerial are recorded here as stated, to be checked against subsequent alliance decisions.

Sources: U.S. Department of War, “Secretary Hegseth and NATO SecGen Deliver Remarks in Brussels,” June 18, 2026 (official upload, embedded above). No transcript is published with the upload; this page records the event as the department published it.