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Jaap de Hoop Scheffer served as the Secretary General of NATO until ___.

  • 1 August 2007

  • 1 August 2008

  • 1 August 2009

  • 1 August 2010

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On August 1, 2009, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer's tenure as Secretary General of NATO came to an end. During his leadership, he oversaw significant events such as the expansion of NATO membership to include countries like Albania and Croatia, as well as the alliance's involvement in operations in Afghanistan. Scheffer's successor, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, assumed the position on the same day.
Testing Your Knowledge: The Remarkable Career of Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, 11th Secretary General of NATO

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