North Atlantic Council
Coat of arms or logo
History
Founded4 April 1949 (1949-04-04)
Leadership
Deputy Secretary-General
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

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 31 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]

An overview of NATO's military structures:

Liaison:       Provides advice and support to the NAC
Political strategic level:
North Atlantic Council
Secretary General of NATO
Brussels, BE		International Staff
Brussels, BE
Military strategic level:


Chair of the NATO Military Committee

International Military Staff
NATO HQ, Brussels, BE
Strategic commands:


Supreme Allied Commander Europe
Allied Command Operations,
Mons, BE

Supreme Allied Commander Transformation
Allied Command Transformation
Norfolk, US
ACO commands:ACT commands:
Allied Air Command Allied Air Command
Ramstein, DE		Joint Warfare Centre Joint Warfare Centre
Stavanger, NO
Allied Maritime Command Allied Maritime Command
Northwood, GB		Joint Analysis and Lessons Learned Centre Joint Analysis and Lessons Learned Centre
Lisbon, PT
Allied Land Command Allied Land Command
İzmir, TR		Joint Force Training Centre Joint Force Training Centre
Bydgoszcz, PL
Misc.:
Joint Support and Enabling Command Ulm, DE
Operational commands:NATO Communication and Information Systems Group Communications & Information Systems Group Mons, BE Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO
Oeiras, PT
Joint Force Command Norfolk
Norfolk, US		Allied Joint Force Command Naples Allied Joint Force Command Naples
Naples, IT		Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum
Brunssum, NL
Response Force: Multinational Corps Southeast
Sibiu, RO		 Multinational Corps Northeast
Szczecin, PL

Other Staffs and Commands Responsible to SACEUR:[5]

References

  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 Organization". January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 15, 2024.

Composition

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 AlbaniaSeptember 2023[1]
Ariadne Petridis Belgium16 August 2022[2]
Nikolay Milkov Bulgaria10 May 2023[3]
David Angell Canada12 February 2019[4]
Mario Nobilo Croatia5 September 2017[5]
Jakub Landovský Czechia3 October 2022[6]
Lone Dencker Wisborg Denmark2 September 2022[7]
Jüri Luik Estonia2 September 2022[8]
Piritta Asunmaa Finland[9]
Muriel Domenach FranceSeptember 2019[10][11]
Géza Andreas von Geyr GermanyAugust 2023[12]
Ioannis-Miltiadis Nicolaidis Greece[13]
István Balogh Hungary25 January 2023[14]
Hermann Ingólfsson Iceland15 December 2021
Marco Peronaci Italy[15]
Māris Riekstiņš Latvia1 September 2023[16]
Deividas Matulionis Lithuania27 May 2020[17]
Stephan Frédéric Müller Luxembourg15 December 2021[18]
Milena Kalezić MontenegroNovember 2023[19]
Thijs van der Plas Netherlands8 August 2022[20]
Dane Taleski North Macedonia[21]
Anita Nergaard NorwaySeptember 2022[22]
Tomasz Szatkowski Poland23 July 2019[23]
Pedro Costa Pereira Portugal9 December 2019[24]
Dan Neculăescu RomaniaFebruary 2022[25]
Peter Bátor Slovakia8 February 2021[26]
Andrej Benedejčič Slovenia24 November 2023[27]
Federico Torres Muro Spain24 November 2022[28]
Zeki Levent Gümrükçü Turkey16 January 2023[29]
David Quarrey United Kingdom25 April 2022[30]
Julianne Smith United StatesDecember 6, 2021[31]

See also

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ NATO. "Ilir Gjoni, Permanent Representative of Albania to NATO". NATO. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
    2. ↑ NATO. "Ariadne Petridis, Permanent Representative of Belgium to NATO". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
    3. ↑ NATO. "Nikolay Milkov, NATO Permanent Representative for Bulgaria". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
    4. ↑ NATO. "David Angell, NATO Permanent Representative for Canada". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
    5. ↑ NATO. "Mario Nobilo, Permanent Representative of Croatia to NATO". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
    6. ↑ NATO. "Jakub Landovský, NATO Permanent Representative of Czechia". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
    7. ↑ NATO. "Lone Dencker Wisborg, NATO Permanent Representative for Denmark". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
    8. ↑ NATO. "Lone Dencker Wisborg, NATO Permanent Representative for Denmark". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
    9. ↑ NATO. "NATO Permanent Representatives". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
    10. ↑ NATO. "NATO Permanent Representatives". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
    11. ↑ "Biographie de Mme Muriel Domenach". France OTAN (in French). Retrieved May 13, 2023.
    12. ↑ "Ambassador Dr Géza Andreas von Geyrs". Permanent Delegation of the Federal Republic of Germany to NATO. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
    13. ↑ NATO. "Ioannis - Miltiadis Nicolaidis, Permanent representative of Greece to NATO". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
    14. ↑ NATO. "István Balogh, Permanent Representative of Hungary to NATO". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
    15. ↑ NATO. "NATO Permanent Representatives". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
    16. ↑ NATO. "Māris Riekstiņš, NATO Permanent Representative for Latvia". NATO. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
    17. ↑ NATO. "Deividas Matulionis, Permanent Representative of Lithuania to NATO". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
    18. ↑ NATO. "Stephan Frédéric Müller, NATO Permanent Representative of Luxembourg". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
    19. ↑ NATO. "Milena Kalezić, NATO Permanent Representative for Montenegro". NATO. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
    20. ↑ NATO. "Thijs van der Plas, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to NATO". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
    21. ↑ NATO. "NATO Permanent Representatives". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
    22. ↑ NATO. "Anita Nergaard, NATO Permanent Representative for Norway". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
    23. ↑ NATO. "NATO Permanent Representatives". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
    24. ↑ NATO. "Pedro Costa Pereira, Permanent representative of Portugal to NATO". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
    25. ↑ NATO. "Dan Neculăescu, Permanent Representative of Romania". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
    26. ↑ NATO. "Peter Bátor, Permanent Representative of Slovakia to NATO". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
    27. ↑ NATO. "Ambassador Dr Andrej Benedejčič presents letters of credence to NATO Secretary General". Government of Slovenia. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
    28. ↑ NATO. "Federico Torres Muro, Permanent Representative of Spain to NATO". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
    29. ↑ NATO. "Ambassador Zeki Levent Gümrükçü, Permanent Representative of Türkiye to NATO". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
    30. ↑ NATO. "NATO Permanent Representatives". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
    31. ↑ NATO. "NATO Permanent Representatives". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.

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