W. German Named NATO Chief
Reuters
BRUSSELS —
NATO appointed West German Defense Minister Manfred Woerner today to be its new secretary-general to succeed Britain’s Lord Carrington when he steps down on July 1. NATO foreign ministers announced the appointment of Woerner, 53, after a one-day session at NATO headquarters here. Woerner will be the first West German to hold NATO’s most senior political post.
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