Archive · 30 Jan 2026
Hegseth likely to skip NATO meeting
Pete Hegseth, who is the U.S. Defense Secretary, is not expected to go to a meeting with NATO defense ministers in Brussels next month.
This would make him the second U.S. Cabinet Secretary in a row to skip a NATO meeting, as the previous one was also skipped by Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
The reasons for not attending are not given in the news.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is not expected to attend a NATO defense ministers' meeting in Brussels next month.
This would make him the second U.S. Cabinet Secretary in a row to skip a NATO ministerial meeting.
The previous meeting was skipped by Secretary of State Marco Rubio in December.
A U.S. official and a NATO diplomat confirmed this information to Reuters.
The reasons for Hegseth's expected absence are not specified.
- Who
- Pete Hegseth, U.S. Defense Secretary
- What
- Skipping NATO defense ministers' meeting
- When
- Next month
- Where
- Brussels
- Why
- Not specified
- Person
- Pete Hegseth
- Position
- U.S. Defense Secretary
- Event
- NATO defense ministers' meeting
- Location
- Brussels
- Expected Attendance
- No