Political Quotes

“This resolution commending the NATO School for its critical efforts to promote peace, stability and security is something long overdue, in my opinion. Last year, I had the honor of participating in a visit of the bipartisan House delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly to the NATO School in Oberammergau, Germany. The NATO School's mission is to provide courses in support of the current and developing NATO strategy and policy, including cooperation and dialogue with military and civilian personnel from non-NATO countries. As such, the school serves as NATO's premier operational-level education and training center, and it plays, I can tell you, a crucial role in preparing the United States and its allies to face the evolving security challenges of the 21st century. Since 1953, more than 185,000 officers, noncommissioned officers and civilians from all allied and national military commands within the NATO Alliance have attended courses at the school. In addition, students from the Alliance's Partnership for Peace Program and the Mediterranean Dialogue attend the school. I'm proud to report that ours was the first U.S. congressional delegation to visit the NATO School in its 57-year history.”