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North Atlantic Council

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This article is about the NATO body. For the US think tank, see Atlantic Council.

North Atlantic Council
Coat of arms or logo
History
Founded4 April 1949; 76 years ago (1949-04-04)
Leadership
Deputy Secretary-General
Vacant
Seats
Meeting place
NATO headquarters
Brussels, Belgium
Website
http://www.nato.int/

The North Atlantic Council (NAC) is the principal political decision-making body of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), consisting of permanent representatives of its member countries.[1] It was established by Article 9 of the North Atlantic Treaty, and it is the only body in NATO that derives its authority explicitly from the treaty.

Powers and duties

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The North Atlantic Treaty gave the NAC the power to set up subsidiary bodies for various policy functions, including a defense committee to implement other parts of the treaty. Since 1952, the NAC has been in permanent session.[2] The NAC can be held at the Permanent Representative Level (PermReps), or can be composed of member states' Ministers of State, Defense, or Heads of Government. The NAC has the same powers regardless of the formation under which it meets. The NAC meets twice a week: every Tuesday, for an informal lunch discussion; and every Wednesday for a decision-taking session. Usually, meetings occur amongst the permanent representatives who are the senior permanent member of each delegation and is generally a senior civil servant or an experienced ambassador (and holding that diplomatic rank). The list of permanent representatives may be found on the NATO website.[3]

The 32 members of NATO have diplomatic missions to the organization through embassies in Belgium. The meetings of the NAC are chaired by the Secretary General and, when decisions have to be made, action is agreed upon on the basis of unanimity and common accord. There is no voting or decision by majority. Each nation represented at the NAC table or on any of its subordinate committees retains complete sovereignty and responsibility for its own decisions.[4]

POLITICAL-STRATEGIC LEVEL:
North Atlantic Council
(NAC)
NATO Headquarters, Brussels, BEL
Secretary-General
(SECGEN)
NATO Headquarters, Brussels, BEL
International Staff
(IS)
NATO Headquarters, Brussels, BEL
MILITARY-STRATEGIC LEVEL:
International Military Staff
(IMS)
NATO Headquarters, Brussels, BEL

Military Committee
(MC)
NATO Headquarters, Brussels, BEL
STRATEGIC COMMANDS:

Supreme Allied Commander Transformation
Allied Command Transformation (ACT)
Norfolk, U.S.

Supreme Allied Commander Europe
Allied Command Operations (ACO)
Mons, BEL
TRANSFORMATION COMMANDS:
OPERATIONAL COMMANDS:
Joint Warfare Centre
(JWC)
Stavanger, NOR
Joint Force Command Brunssum
(JFC Brunssum)
Brunssum, NLD
Allied Air Command
(AIRCOM)
Ramstein, DEU
Joint Force Training Centre
(JFTC)
Bydgoszcz, POL
Joint Force Command Naples
(JFC Naples)
Naples, ITA
Allied Land Command
(LANDCOM)
İzmir, TUR
Joint Analysis and Lessons Learned Centre
(JALLC)
Lisbon, PRT
Joint Force Command Norfolk
(JFC Norfolk)
Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
Allied Maritime Command
(MARCOM)
Northwood, GBR
Joint Support and Enabling Command
(JSEC)
Ulm, DEU


Composition

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Each member nation is normally represented on the North Atlantic Council by an Ambassador or Permanent Representative supported by a national delegation composed of advisers and officials who represent their country on different NATO committees.

North Atlantic Council
Portrait Name Country Incumbent since
Ilir Gjoni  Albania September 2023[5]
Ariadne Petridis  Belgium 16 August 2022[6]
Nikolay Milkov  Bulgaria 10 May 2023[7]
David Angell  Canada 12 February 2019[8]
Mario Nobilo  Croatia 5 September 2017[9]
Jakub Landovský  Czechia 3 October 2022[10]
Lone Dencker Wisborg  Denmark 2 September 2022[11]
Jüri Luik  Estonia 2 September 2022[12]
Piritta Asunmaa  Finland [13]
David Cvach  France August 2024[14][15]
Géza Andreas von Geyr  Germany August 2023[16]
Ioannis-Miltiadis Nicolaidis  Greece [17]
István Balogh  Hungary 25 January 2023[18]
Hermann Ingólfsson  Iceland 15 December 2021
Marco Peronaci  Italy [19]
Māris Riekstiņš  Latvia 1 September 2023[20]
Deividas Matulionis  Lithuania 27 May 2020[21]
Stephan Frédéric Müller  Luxembourg 15 December 2021[22]
Milena Kalezić  Montenegro November 2023[23]
Thijs van der Plas  Netherlands 8 August 2022[24]
Dane Taleski  North Macedonia [25]
Anita Nergaard  Norway September 2022[26]
Tomasz Szatkowski  Poland 23 July 2019[27]
Pedro Costa Pereira  Portugal 9 December 2019[28]
Dan Neculăescu  Romania February 2022[29]
Peter Bátor  Slovakia 8 February 2021[30]
Andrej Benedejčič  Slovenia 24 November 2023[31]
Federico Torres Muro  Spain 24 November 2022[32]
Axel Wernhoff  Sweden 7 March 2024 [33]
Zeki Levent Gümrükçü  Turkey 16 January 2023[34]
David Quarrey  United Kingdom 25 April 2022[35]
Matthew Whitaker  United States 25 April 2025[36]

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "The North Atlantic Council". NATO.
  2. ^ "REORGANIZATION OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION".
  3. ^ "nato.int: "NATO Permanent Representatives"".
  4. ^ "North Atlantic Council".
  5. ^ NATO. "Ilir Gjoni, Permanent Representative of Albania to NATO". NATO. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  6. ^ NATO. "Ariadne Petridis, Permanent Representative of Belgium to NATO". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  7. ^ NATO. "Nikolay Milkov, NATO Permanent Representative for Bulgaria". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  8. ^ NATO. "David Angell, NATO Permanent Representative for Canada". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  9. ^ NATO. "Mario Nobilo, Permanent Representative of Croatia to NATO". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  10. ^ NATO. "Jakub Landovský, NATO Permanent Representative of Czechia". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  11. ^ NATO. "Lone Dencker Wisborg, NATO Permanent Representative for Denmark". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  12. ^ NATO. "Lone Dencker Wisborg, NATO Permanent Representative for Denmark". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  13. ^ NATO. "NATO Permanent Representatives". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  14. ^ NATO. "NATO Permanent Representatives". NATO. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  15. ^ "Ambassador David CVACH". Permanent Representation of France to NATO. August 19, 2024. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  16. ^ "Ambassador Dr Géza Andreas von Geyrs". Permanent Delegation of the Federal Republic of Germany to NATO. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  17. ^ NATO. "Ioannis - Miltiadis Nicolaidis, Permanent representative of Greece to NATO". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  18. ^ NATO. "István Balogh, Permanent Representative of Hungary to NATO". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  19. ^ NATO. "NATO Permanent Representatives". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  20. ^ NATO. "Māris Riekstiņš, NATO Permanent Representative for Latvia". NATO. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  21. ^ NATO. "Deividas Matulionis, Permanent Representative of Lithuania to NATO". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  22. ^ NATO. "Stephan Frédéric Müller, NATO Permanent Representative of Luxembourg". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  23. ^ NATO. "Milena Kalezić, NATO Permanent Representative for Montenegro". NATO. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  24. ^ NATO. "Thijs van der Plas, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to NATO". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  25. ^ NATO. "NATO Permanent Representatives". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  26. ^ NATO. "Anita Nergaard, NATO Permanent Representative for Norway". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  27. ^ NATO. "NATO Permanent Representatives". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  28. ^ NATO. "Pedro Costa Pereira, Permanent representative of Portugal to NATO". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  29. ^ NATO. "Dan Neculăescu, Permanent Representative of Romania". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  30. ^ NATO. "Peter Bátor, Permanent Representative of Slovakia to NATO". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  31. ^ NATO. "Ambassador Dr Andrej Benedejčič presents letters of credence to NATO Secretary General". Government of Slovenia. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  32. ^ NATO. "Federico Torres Muro, Permanent Representative of Spain to NATO". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  33. ^ NATO. "Axel Wernhoff, Permanent Representative of Sweden to NATO". NATO. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  34. ^ NATO. "Ambassador Zeki Levent Gümrükçü, Permanent Representative of Türkiye to NATO". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  35. ^ NATO. "NATO Permanent Representatives". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  36. ^ NATO. "NATO Permanent Representatives". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.

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