This article is about the NATO body. For the US think tank, see Atlantic Council.
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.
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]
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.
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This article is about the NATO body For the US think tank see Atlantic Council 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 CouncilHistoryFounded4 April 1949 75 years ago 1949 04 04 LeadershipSecretary GeneralJens StoltenbergDeputy Secretary GeneralMircea GeoanăSeatsAlbaniaBelgiumBulgariaCanadaCroatiaCzech RepublicDenmarkEstoniaFinlandFranceGermanyGreeceHungaryIcelandItalyLatviaLithuaniaLuxembourgMontenegroNetherlandsNorth MacedoniaNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaSlovakiaSloveniaSpainSwedenTurkeyUnited KingdomUnited StatesMeeting placeNATO headquartersBrussels BelgiumWebsitehttp www nato int Contents 1 Powers and duties 2 Composition 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References 5 1 Bibliography 6 External linksPowers and duties editThe 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 nbsp North Atlantic Council NAC NATO Headquarters Brussels BEL Secretary General SECGEN NATO Headquarters Brussels BELInternational Staff IS NATO Headquarters Brussels BEL MILITARY STRATEGIC LEVEL nbsp International Military Staff IMS NATO Headquarters Brussels BEL nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Military Committee MC NATO Headquarters Brussels BEL STRATEGIC COMMANDS nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Supreme Allied Commander TransformationAllied Command Transformation ACT Norfolk USA nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Supreme Allied Commander EuropeAllied Command Operations ACO Mons BEL TRANSFORMATION COMMANDS OPERATIONAL COMMANDS nbsp Joint Warfare Centre JWC Stavanger NOR nbsp Joint Force Command Brunssum JFC Brunssum Brunssum NLD nbsp Allied Air Command AIRCOM Ramstein DEU nbsp Joint Force Training Centre JFTC Bydgoszcz POL nbsp Joint Force Command Naples JFC Naples Naples ITA nbsp Allied Land Command LANDCOM Izmir TUR nbsp Joint Analysis and Lessons Learned Centre JALLC Lisbon PRT nbsp Joint Force Command Norfolk JFC Norfolk Norfolk Virginia USA nbsp Allied Maritime Command MARCOM Northwood GBR nbsp Joint Support and Enabling Command JSEC Ulm DEUComposition editEach 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 nbsp Ilir Gjoni nbsp Albania September 2023 5 nbsp Ariadne Petridis nbsp Belgium 16 August 2022 6 nbsp Nikolay Milkov nbsp Bulgaria 10 May 2023 7 nbsp David Angell nbsp Canada 12 February 2019 8 nbsp Mario Nobilo nbsp Croatia 5 September 2017 9 nbsp Jakub Landovsky nbsp Czechia 3 October 2022 10 nbsp Lone Dencker Wisborg nbsp Denmark 2 September 2022 11 nbsp Juri Luik nbsp Estonia 2 September 2022 12 nbsp Piritta Asunmaa nbsp Finland 13 nbsp Muriel Domenach nbsp France September 2019 14 15 nbsp Geza Andreas von Geyr nbsp Germany August 2023 16 nbsp Ioannis Miltiadis Nicolaidis nbsp Greece 17 nbsp Istvan Balogh nbsp Hungary 25 January 2023 18 nbsp Hermann Ingolfsson nbsp Iceland 15 December 2021 nbsp Marco Peronaci nbsp Italy 19 nbsp Maris Riekstins nbsp Latvia 1 September 2023 20 nbsp Deividas Matulionis nbsp Lithuania 27 May 2020 21 nbsp Stephan Frederic Muller nbsp Luxembourg 15 December 2021 22 nbsp Milena Kalezic nbsp Montenegro November 2023 23 nbsp Thijs van der Plas nbsp Netherlands 8 August 2022 24 nbsp Dane Taleski nbsp North Macedonia 25 nbsp Anita Nergaard nbsp Norway September 2022 26 nbsp Tomasz Szatkowski nbsp Poland 23 July 2019 27 nbsp Pedro Costa Pereira nbsp Portugal 9 December 2019 28 nbsp Dan Neculăescu nbsp Romania February 2022 29 nbsp Peter Bator nbsp Slovakia 8 February 2021 30 nbsp Andrej Benedejcic nbsp Slovenia 24 November 2023 31 nbsp Federico Torres Muro nbsp Spain 24 November 2022 32 nbsp Axel Wernhoff nbsp Sweden nbsp Zeki Levent Gumrukcu nbsp Turkey 16 January 2023 33 nbsp David Quarrey nbsp United Kingdom 25 April 2022 34 nbsp Julianne Smith nbsp United States December 6 2021 35 See also editSecretary General of NATO NATO Military Committee International Military StaffNotes editReferences 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 Landovsky 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 Geza 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 Istvan Balogh Permanent Representative of Hungary to NATO NATO Retrieved May 13 2023 NATO NATO Permanent Representatives NATO Retrieved May 13 2023 NATO Maris Riekstins 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 Frederic Muller NATO Permanent Representative of Luxembourg NATO Retrieved May 13 2023 NATO Milena Kalezic 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 Bator Permanent Representative of Slovakia to NATO NATO Retrieved May 13 2023 NATO Ambassador Dr Andrej Benedejcic 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 Gumrukcu Permanent Representative of Turkiye 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 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link External links editNorth Atlantic Council at the NATO website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title North Atlantic Council amp oldid 1212415801, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
