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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - MARCH 26: A file photo taken 26 March 1999 in London shows British Defense Secretary George Robertson, who was named 04 August 1999 as NATO's next secretary-general in replacement of Javier Solana of Spain. (Photo credit should read JOHNNY EGGITT/AFP via Getty Images)

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