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In Edited Video Call, Biden Assures NATO Chief Of U.S. Commitment

The conversation is part of a new effort to bring the public closer and share more of the president's work with foreign leaders.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and then-Vice President Joe Biden talk during the 51st Munich Security Conference on February 7, 2015.

When the president speaks to a world leader, the contents of the call are typically released in a short statement known as a readout. But when President Biden spoke Tuesday with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, the White House instead released a video.

Emily Horne, a spokeswoman

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