NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Vice President Biden in Obama regime. . The alliance Of the two goes way back. No one was more thrilled than NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the transition back to the U.S. focus on NATO which exists thanks to U.S. funding, contributions and compliance with NATO objectives. NATO’s nemeses, Trump, who demanded more NATO member fair share contributions and withdrawal of troops from wars which will never end without decisive action to withdraw, was gone. The following is based on NATO quotes from multiple press releases. In a phone call with Biden, he congratulated the Biden on his inauguration, which was a “powerful demonstration of the strength of America’s democracy and the values we share, and the start of a new chapter for our transatlantic Alliance.”