![Richard Drew FILE - Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte addresses the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. Over the course of more than a dozen years at the top of Dutch politics, Mark Rutte got to know a thing or two about finding consensus among fractious coalition partners. Now he's going to bring the experience of leading four Dutch multiparty governments to the international stage as NATO's new secretary general. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/479872978a6e49719fa0c7f3a1cc6a82/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte addresses the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. Over the course of more than a dozen years at the top of Dutch politics, Mark Rutte got to know a thing or two about finding consensus among fractious coalition partners. Now he's going to bring the experience of leading four Dutch multiparty governments to the international stage as NATO's new secretary general. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
![Susan Walsh FILE - Netherland's Prime Minister Mark Rutte, left, speaks with U.S. President Joe Biden during a round table meeting at a NATO summit in Madrid, Spain, June 29, 2022. Over the course of more than a dozen years at the top of Dutch politics, Mark Rutte got to know a thing or two about finding consensus among fractious coalition partners. Now he's going to bring the experience of leading four Dutch multiparty governments to the international stage as NATO's new secretary general. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/7775e1f34de74babb8e2b4bc9b2952b6/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Netherland's Prime Minister Mark Rutte, left, speaks with U.S. President Joe Biden during a round table meeting at a NATO summit in Madrid, Spain, June 29, 2022. Over the course of more than a dozen years at the top of Dutch politics, Mark Rutte got to know a thing or two about finding consensus among fractious coalition partners. Now he's going to bring the experience of leading four Dutch multiparty governments to the international stage as NATO's new secretary general. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool, File)
![Virginia Mayo FILE - Netherland's Prime Minister Mark Rutte arrives for an EU summit in Brussels, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Over the course of more than a dozen years at the top of Dutch politics, Mark Rutte got to know a thing or two about finding consensus among fractious coalition partners. Now he's going to bring the experience of leading four Dutch multiparty governments to the international stage as NATO's new secretary general. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/1e049707e94a43afb08713581ef5dbfe/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Netherland's Prime Minister Mark Rutte arrives for an EU summit in Brussels, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Over the course of more than a dozen years at the top of Dutch politics, Mark Rutte got to know a thing or two about finding consensus among fractious coalition partners. Now he's going to bring the experience of leading four Dutch multiparty governments to the international stage as NATO's new secretary general. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)
![Carolyn Kaster FILE - President Donald Trump greets Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte as he arrives at the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 18, 2019. Over the course of more than a dozen years at the top of Dutch politics, Mark Rutte got to know a thing or two about finding consensus among fractious coalition partners. Now he's going to bring the experience of leading four Dutch multiparty governments to the international stage as NATO's new secretary general. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/f814a459d2494528a13007b87771fa89/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - President Donald Trump greets Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte as he arrives at the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 18, 2019. Over the course of more than a dozen years at the top of Dutch politics, Mark Rutte got to know a thing or two about finding consensus among fractious coalition partners. Now he's going to bring the experience of leading four Dutch multiparty governments to the international stage as NATO's new secretary general. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
![Peter Dejong FILE - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, is greeted by Dutch caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte in Eindhoven, Netherlands, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. Over the course of more than a dozen years at the top of Dutch politics, Mark Rutte got to know a thing or two about finding consensus among fractious coalition partners. Now he's going to bring the experience of leading four Dutch multiparty governments to the international stage as NATO's new secretary general. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c900075bc0cf401e876c2137f072d0bf/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, is greeted by Dutch caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte in Eindhoven, Netherlands, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. Over the course of more than a dozen years at the top of Dutch politics, Mark Rutte got to know a thing or two about finding consensus among fractious coalition partners. Now he's going to bring the experience of leading four Dutch multiparty governments to the international stage as NATO's new secretary general. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)
![Petr David Josek FILE = Netherland's Prime Minister Mark Rutte smiles as he arrives to discuss security cooperation in Prague, Czech Republic, Tuesday, May 28, 2024. Over the course of more than a dozen years at the top of Dutch politics, Mark Rutte got to know a thing or two about finding consensus among fractious coalition partners. Now he's going to bring the experience of leading four Dutch multiparty governments to the international stage as NATO's new secretary general. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/98d521fd68c64743b72b302f3f521aef/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE = Netherland's Prime Minister Mark Rutte smiles as he arrives to discuss security cooperation in Prague, Czech Republic, Tuesday, May 28, 2024. Over the course of more than a dozen years at the top of Dutch politics, Mark Rutte got to know a thing or two about finding consensus among fractious coalition partners. Now he's going to bring the experience of leading four Dutch multiparty governments to the international stage as NATO's new secretary general. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)
![Peter Dejong FILE - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, is greeted by Dutch caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte in Eindhoven, Netherlands, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. Over the course of more than a dozen years at the top of Dutch politics, Mark Rutte got to know a thing or two about finding consensus among fractious coalition partners. Now he's going to bring the experience of leading four Dutch multiparty governments to the international stage as NATO's new secretary general. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/fe976eae01cb475aba13d3a136fc6907/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, is greeted by Dutch caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte in Eindhoven, Netherlands, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. Over the course of more than a dozen years at the top of Dutch politics, Mark Rutte got to know a thing or two about finding consensus among fractious coalition partners. Now he's going to bring the experience of leading four Dutch multiparty governments to the international stage as NATO's new secretary general. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)
![Carolyn Kaster FILE - President Joe Biden meets with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. Over the course of more than a dozen years at the top of Dutch politics, Mark Rutte got to know a thing or two about finding consensus among fractious coalition partners. Now he's going to bring the experience of leading four Dutch multiparty governments to the international stage as NATO's new secretary general. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/f318453998314688994fc136aa71e44b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - President Joe Biden meets with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. Over the course of more than a dozen years at the top of Dutch politics, Mark Rutte got to know a thing or two about finding consensus among fractious coalition partners. Now he's going to bring the experience of leading four Dutch multiparty governments to the international stage as NATO's new secretary general. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
![Alex Brandon FILE - President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with the Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, July 18, 2019, in Washington. Over the course of more than a dozen years at the top of Dutch politics, Mark Rutte got to know a thing or two about finding consensus among fractious coalition partners. Now he's going to bring the experience of leading four Dutch multiparty governments to the international stage as NATO's new secretary general. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/57d7a60ff296442b8acb37314c56f818/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with the Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, July 18, 2019, in Washington. Over the course of more than a dozen years at the top of Dutch politics, Mark Rutte got to know a thing or two about finding consensus among fractious coalition partners. Now he's going to bring the experience of leading four Dutch multiparty governments to the international stage as NATO's new secretary general. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
![Francois Mori FILE- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, left, greets Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte during arrivals for a NATO summit at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Monday, June 14, 2021. Over the course of more than a dozen years at the top of Dutch politics, Mark Rutte got to know a thing or two about finding consensus among fractious coalition partners. Now he's going to bring the experience of leading four Dutch multiparty governments to the international stage as NATO's new secretary general. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, Pool)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/8c613a25950740bda4ffaf99442a58a6/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, left, greets Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte during arrivals for a NATO summit at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Monday, June 14, 2021. Over the course of more than a dozen years at the top of Dutch politics, Mark Rutte got to know a thing or two about finding consensus among fractious coalition partners. Now he's going to bring the experience of leading four Dutch multiparty governments to the international stage as NATO's new secretary general. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, Pool)
![Virginia Mayo FILE - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, talks to Netherland's Prime Minister Mark Rutte at the end of an international ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day at Omaha Beach in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Normandy, France, Thursday, June 6, 2024. Over the course of more than a dozen years at the top of Dutch politics, Mark Rutte got to know a thing or two about finding consensus among fractious coalition partners. Now he's going to bring the experience of leading four Dutch multiparty governments to the international stage as NATO's new secretary general. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/6b329717e1dc41f1860ce71c7e3eb5f2/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, talks to Netherland's Prime Minister Mark Rutte at the end of an international ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day at Omaha Beach in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Normandy, France, Thursday, June 6, 2024. Over the course of more than a dozen years at the top of Dutch politics, Mark Rutte got to know a thing or two about finding consensus among fractious coalition partners. Now he's going to bring the experience of leading four Dutch multiparty governments to the international stage as NATO's new secretary general. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)
![Pavel Golovkin FILE - Netherland's Prime Minister Mark Rutte, right, speaks with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during a meeting of the North Atlantic Council with Partner Nations at a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Wednesday, July 12, 2023.Over the course of more than a dozen years at the top of Dutch politics, Mark Rutte got to know a thing or two about finding consensus among fractious coalition partners. Now he's going to bring the experience of leading four Dutch multiparty governments to the international stage as NATO's new secretary general. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/550f9c52366140edbd2066e4464ae751/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Netherland's Prime Minister Mark Rutte, right, speaks with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during a meeting of the North Atlantic Council with Partner Nations at a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Wednesday, July 12, 2023.Over the course of more than a dozen years at the top of Dutch politics, Mark Rutte got to know a thing or two about finding consensus among fractious coalition partners. Now he's going to bring the experience of leading four Dutch multiparty governments to the international stage as NATO's new secretary general. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)
![Armin Durgut FILE - Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, speaks during a joint press conference in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. Over the course of more than a dozen years at the top of Dutch politics, Mark Rutte got to know a thing or two about finding consensus among fractious coalition partners. Now he's going to bring the experience of leading four Dutch multiparty governments to the international stage as NATO's new secretary general. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c06b95e2e6ea4ce7a43fd260b167182d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, speaks during a joint press conference in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. Over the course of more than a dozen years at the top of Dutch politics, Mark Rutte got to know a thing or two about finding consensus among fractious coalition partners. Now he's going to bring the experience of leading four Dutch multiparty governments to the international stage as NATO's new secretary general. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut, File)
![Mindaugas Kulbis FILE - Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte speaks during a joint media conference with Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda at the President's palace in Vilnius, Lithuania, Tuesday, April 2, 2024. Over the course of more than a dozen years at the top of Dutch politics, Mark Rutte got to know a thing or two about finding consensus among fractious coalition partners. Now he's going to bring the experience of leading four Dutch multiparty governments to the international stage as NATO's new secretary general. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/2a1751e8acb04d2aadcd3f0b4eed9cae/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte speaks during a joint media conference with Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda at the President's palace in Vilnius, Lithuania, Tuesday, April 2, 2024. Over the course of more than a dozen years at the top of Dutch politics, Mark Rutte got to know a thing or two about finding consensus among fractious coalition partners. Now he's going to bring the experience of leading four Dutch multiparty governments to the international stage as NATO's new secretary general. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis, File)