Biden says UK defense secretary may become new NATO Secretary-General

US President Joe Biden admits the possibility of appointing current British Secretary of State for Defense Ben Wallace to the soon-vacant post of Secretary General of NATO, Report informs.

Biden was speaking at a joint press conference with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the White House.

“Maybe. That remains to be seen. We’re going to have to get a consensus within NATO to see that happen. They have a candidate who’s a very qualified individual. But we’re going to have - we have a lot of discussion, not between us, but in NATO, to determine what the outcome of that will be,” Biden said.