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List of United States permanent representatives to NATO

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The United States permanent representative to NATO (commonly referred to as the U.S. ambassador to NATO) is the official representative of the United States mission to NATO. The representative has the rank of full ambassador and is appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate. The official title of the representative is United States permanent representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, with the rank and status of ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary. The position is currently held by Julianne Smith, who was confirmed by the Senate on November 18, 2021.[1]

Permanent Representative of the United States to NATO
Seal of the United States Department of State
since December 6, 2021
NominatorThe president of the United States
AppointerThe president of the United States with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural holderWilliam H. Draper Jr.
as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
FormationApril 8, 1953
WebsiteU.S. Mission - NATO

The first representative was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1953.

List

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# Portrait Ambassador Dates served
1   William Henry Draper, Jr. April 8, 1953 – June 13, 1953
2   John Chambers Hughes June 12, 1953 – April 20, 1955
3   George Walbridge Perkins, Jr. March 14, 1955 – October 12, 1957
4   Warren Randolph Burgess September 21, 1957 – March 23, 1961
5   Thomas K. Finletter March 2, 1961 – September 2, 1965
6   Harlan Cleveland September 1, 1965 – June 11, 1969
7   Robert Ellsworth May 13, 1969 – June 30, 1971
8   David M. Kennedy March 17, 1972 – February 1, 1973
9   Donald Rumsfeld February 2, 1973 – December 5, 1974
10   David K. E. Bruce October 17, 1974 – February 12, 1976
11   Robert Strausz-Hupé March 3, 1976 – April 20, 1977
12   William Tapley Bennett Jr. April 26, 1977 – March 31, 1983
13   David Manker Abshire July 13, 1983 – January 5, 1987
14   Alton G. Keel, Jr. March 13, 1987 – June 17, 1989
15   William Howard Taft IV August 3, 1989 – June 26, 1992
16   Reginald Bartholomew June 15, 1992 – March 25, 1993
17   Robert E. Hunter July 1, 1993 – December 31, 1997
18   Alexander Vershbow January 1, 1998 – July 9, 2001
19   R. Nicholas Burns August 7, 2001 – March 7, 2005
20   Victoria Nuland July 13, 2005 – May 2, 2008
21   Kurt Volker July 2, 2008 – May 13, 2009
22   Ivo Daalder May 15, 2009 – July 6, 2013
23   Douglas Lute September 3, 2013 – January 20, 2017
24   Kay Bailey Hutchison August 28, 2017 – January 20, 2021
25   Julianne Smith December 6, 2021 – present

References

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  1. ^ "PN736 — Julianne Smith — Department of State 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. November 18, 2021. Retrieved January 23, 2022.

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