Farewell Address – YATA Georgia

On April 5th, 2015 YATA-Georgia with the support of Embassy of Romania and the International Black Sea University held the final round of the “Farewell Address Competition”. 6 Participants, that were selected through the application process, presented their Farewell Addresses of those NATO Secretary Generals they have picked beforehand, in front of the audience and judges.
First three-place winners were selected by the judges and were given the special prizes provided by the Embassy of Romania.

Below you can find address of one of the participants:

Rima Beridze – Lord Ismay

Good afternoon Mr. and Ms.

It’s a huge honor for me to stand and speak in front of you one more time as a secretary-general of NATO.
Exactly Five years ago I was asked by Antony Eden to accept this position but my answer was an immediate and emphatic negative. You might ask why? Well, because I saw the NATO as an overly bureaucratic and inefficient organization. I had characterized NATO as “too much harness and too little horse.”

First three-place winners were selected by the judges and were given the special prizes provided by the Embassy of Romania.

Below you can find addresses of the participants:

Mamuka Kirkitadze – Anders Fogh Rassmussen:

This is my last month in office as NATO Secretary General. And I have to say these past five years have been the busiest and most challenging – for NATO and for me personally. Serving for NATO, an organization that promotes more peaceful, secure and democratic world, has been a great honor for me. There have been many ups and downs, some great successes and disappointments, but overall, NATO has always stood for its primary goals.

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Farewell Address Competition – Rima Beridze – Lord Ismay

Rima Beridze – Lord Ismay

Farewell Address Competition – Mamuka Kirkitadze – Anders Fogh Rassmussen