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American official; ambassador to NATO

Permanent Representative of the United States to NATO
Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent
Scott M. Oudkirk
Chargé d'affaires
since October 24, 2024
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 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 first representative was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1953.

List

# 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 – October 23, 2024
- Scott Oudkirk (acting) October 24, 2024 – Present
26 Matthew Whitaker Nominee

References

  1. https://nato.usmission.gov/dcm-scott-oudkirk/

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