Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library, President Barack Obama and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen participate in a North Atlantic Council meeting with heads of state and government during the NATO Summit in Chicago, Ill., May 20, 2012. (P052012PS-0520)
NATO Summit Chicago 2012
Event TypeIntergovernmental Summit
May 20, 2012 - May 21, 2012
The 2012 Chicago Summit was a NATO summit of heads of state and heads of government held in Chicago, Illinois, on May 20 and May 21, 2012. The agenda included discussions on the slow economic recovery; violent crises, such as the Libyan Civil War, the Arab Spring, and the ongoing war in Afghanistan; missile defense and nuclear deterrence; and “smart defense”, or a shared-cost plan amongst NATO countries for weapons and equipment.
Related Links
A video of the opening session at the 2012 NATO Summit in Chicago, Illinois was posted on the Obama White House YouTube account: "Opening Session of the North Atlantic Council"
A video of President Obama speaking to the press at the 2012 NATO Summit in Chicago, Illinois was posted on the Obama White House YouTube account: "President Obama's Bilateral Meeting with NATO Secretary General Rasmussen"
Photos from the 2012 NATO Summit in Chicago, Illinois were posted to the archived Obama White House Flickr account: "May 2012"
A video of President Obama answering questions from the press at the 2012 NATO Summit in Chicago, Illinois was posted on the Obama White House YouTube account: "President Obama Holds a Press Conference"