Summary
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.
North Atlantic Council | |
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| History | |
| Founded | 4 April 1949 |
| Leadership | |
Deputy Secretary-General | |
| Seats | |
| Meeting place | |
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| NATO headquarters Brussels, Belgium | |
| Website | |
| http://www.nato.int/ | |
Powers and duties edit
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]
Composition edit
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.
| Portrait | Name | Country | Incumbent since |
|---|---|---|---|
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Ilir Gjoni |  Albania |
September 2023[5] |
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Ariadne Petridis |  Belgium |
16 August 2022[6] |
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Nikolay Milkov |  Bulgaria |
10 May 2023[7] |
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David Angell |  Canada |
12 February 2019[8] |
| |
Mario Nobilo |  Croatia |
5 September 2017[9] |
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Jakub Landovský |  Czechia |
3 October 2022[10] |
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Lone Dencker Wisborg |  Denmark |
2 September 2022[11] |
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Jüri Luik |  Estonia |
2 September 2022[12] |
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Piritta Asunmaa |  Finland |
[13] |
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Muriel Domenach |  France |
September 2019[14][15] |
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Géza Andreas von Geyr |  Germany |
August 2023[16] |
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Ioannis-Miltiadis Nicolaidis |  Greece |
[17] |
| |
István Balogh |  Hungary |
25 January 2023[18] |
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Hermann Ingólfsson |  Iceland |
15 December 2021 |
| |
Marco Peronaci |  Italy |
[19] |
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Māris Riekstiņš |  Latvia |
1 September 2023[20] |
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Deividas Matulionis |  Lithuania |
27 May 2020[21] |
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Stephan Frédéric Müller |  Luxembourg |
15 December 2021[22] |
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Milena Kalezić |  Montenegro |
November 2023[23] |
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Thijs van der Plas |  Netherlands |
8 August 2022[24] |
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Dane Taleski |  North Macedonia |
[25] |
| |
Anita Nergaard |  Norway |
September 2022[26] |
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Tomasz Szatkowski |  Poland |
23 July 2019[27] |
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Pedro Costa Pereira |  Portugal |
9 December 2019[28] |
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Dan Neculăescu |  Romania |
February 2022[29] |
| |
Peter Bátor |  Slovakia |
8 February 2021[30] |
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Andrej Benedejčič |  Slovenia |
24 November 2023[31] |
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Federico Torres Muro |  Spain |
24 November 2022[32] |
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Axel Wernhoff |  Sweden |
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Zeki Levent Gümrükçü |  Turkey |
16 January 2023[33] |
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David Quarrey |  United Kingdom |
25 April 2022[34] |
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Julianne Smith |  United States |
December 6, 2021[35] |
See also edit
Notes edit
References edit
- ^ "The North Atlantic Council". NATO.
- ^ "REORGANIZATION OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION".
- ^ "nato.int: "NATO Permanent Representatives"".
- ^ "North Atlantic Council".
- ^ NATO. "Ilir Gjoni, Permanent Representative of Albania to NATO". NATO. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
- ^ NATO. "Ariadne Petridis, Permanent Representative of Belgium to NATO". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ NATO. "Nikolay Milkov, NATO Permanent Representative for Bulgaria". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ NATO. "David Angell, NATO Permanent Representative for Canada". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ NATO. "Mario Nobilo, Permanent Representative of Croatia to NATO". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ NATO. "Jakub Landovský, NATO Permanent Representative of Czechia". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ NATO. "Lone Dencker Wisborg, NATO Permanent Representative for Denmark". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ NATO. "Lone Dencker Wisborg, NATO Permanent Representative for Denmark". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ NATO. "NATO Permanent Representatives". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ NATO. "NATO Permanent Representatives". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ "Biographie de Mme Muriel Domenach". France OTAN (in French). Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ "Ambassador Dr Géza Andreas von Geyrs". Permanent Delegation of the Federal Republic of Germany to NATO. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
- ^ NATO. "Ioannis - Miltiadis Nicolaidis, Permanent representative of Greece to NATO". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ NATO. "István Balogh, Permanent Representative of Hungary to NATO". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ NATO. "NATO Permanent Representatives". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ NATO. "Māris Riekstiņš, NATO Permanent Representative for Latvia". NATO. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
- ^ NATO. "Deividas Matulionis, Permanent Representative of Lithuania to NATO". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ NATO. "Stephan Frédéric Müller, NATO Permanent Representative of Luxembourg". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ NATO. "Milena Kalezić, NATO Permanent Representative for Montenegro". NATO. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
- ^ NATO. "Thijs van der Plas, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to NATO". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ NATO. "NATO Permanent Representatives". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ NATO. "Anita Nergaard, NATO Permanent Representative for Norway". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ NATO. "NATO Permanent Representatives". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ NATO. "Pedro Costa Pereira, Permanent representative of Portugal to NATO". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ NATO. "Dan Neculăescu, Permanent Representative of Romania". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ NATO. "Peter Bátor, Permanent Representative of Slovakia to NATO". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ NATO. "Ambassador Dr Andrej Benedejčič presents letters of credence to NATO Secretary General". Government of Slovenia. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
- ^ NATO. "Federico Torres Muro, Permanent Representative of Spain to NATO". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ NATO. "Ambassador Zeki Levent Gümrükçü, Permanent Representative of Türkiye to NATO". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ NATO. "NATO Permanent Representatives". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ NATO. "NATO Permanent Representatives". NATO. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
Bibliography edit
- Bumgardner, Sherrod Lewis, ed. (2010). NATO Legal Deskbook (PDF) (2nd ed.). Belgium.
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External links edit
- North Atlantic Council at the NATO website