text:  NATO has a new leader. Outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is the next Secretary General of NATO. His appointment comes after his only rival, the Romanian president, announced last week that he had withdrawn from the running. The 57-year-old Dutch leader takes the reins of the 32-member military alliance on October 1st. He replaces Jens Stoltenberg, who held the position for a decade. The two-time Prime Minister of Norway praised his successor, Postian X, calling Rutte a strong leader and consensus builder. Rutte already looking ahead.