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NATO Securing a Future of Freedom As a community of democracies, NATO has helped Europe become a continent that is whole, free and at peace, but alliance members must continue working together to meet the security challenges of the 21st century, President Bush said on the eve of the 2008 Bucharest Summit. - Transcript of President Bush Speech in Bucharest NATO Summit Overview - Video summary of Bucharest Summit - Bucharest Summit Declaration - ISAF’s Strategic Vision - Joint Statement of the NATO-Ukraine Commission - NATO-Russia Council - Chairman’s statement NATO Summit Concludes with Commitments for Future Work NATO conducted important business during its 59th summit in Romania that goes well beyond its extension of invitations to two new members -- Albania and Croatia. Read more NATO Pledges Long-Term Security Commitment to Afghanistan The 26-nation NATO security alliance has pledged to provide a shared, long-term commitment to the security and economic prosperity of Afghanistan. "In helping the Afghan people build security today, we are defending our basic values we all share," an alliance communiqué says. Read more More NATO news available at America.gov Biographies U.S. Ambassador to NATO, Victoria Nuland Ambassador Victoria Nuland is the United States Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Appointed by President Bush, Victoria Nuland was sworn in as the 18th United States Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on July 13, 2005. As Ambassador to NATO, she heads the combined State-Defense Department US Mission to NATO. full bio Richard Olson is Deputy U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO. He is a career foreign service officer and a member of the senior foreign service. Prior to his assignment to NATO, he was director of the Office of Iraq (NEA/I) at the U.S. Department of State. He had previously served in Iraq, volunteering to...