The Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council is the senior member of the United Kingdom's delegation to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
His Britannic Majesty's Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council | |
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since April 2022 | |
Style | His Excellency |
Member of | North Atlantic Council |
Reports to | Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs North Atlantic Council |
Appointer | King Charles III as Sovereign |
Website | UK Joint Delegation to NATO |
Permanent Representatives to the North Atlantic Council
edit- 1952–1953: Sir Frederick Hoyer Millar
- 1953–1957: Sir Christopher Steel
- 1957–1960: Sir Frank Roberts
- 1960–1962: Sir Paul Mason
- 1962–1966: Sir Evelyn Shuckburgh
- 1966–1970: Sir Bernard Burrows
- 1970–1975: Sir Edward Peck
- 1975–1979: Sir John Killick
- 1979–1982: Sir Clive Rose
- 1982–1986: Sir John Graham
- 1986–1992: Sir Michael Alexander
- 1992–1995: Sir John Weston
- 1995–2001: Sir John Goulden
- 2001: Sir David Manning
- 2001–2003: Sir Emyr Jones Parry
- 2003–2006: Sir Peter Ricketts
- 2006–2010: Sir Stewart Eldon
- 2010–2014: Dame Mariot Leslie[1]
- 2014–2016: Sir Adam Thomson[2]
- 2016–2017: Paul Johnston (acting)[3]
- 2017–2022: Dame Sarah MacIntosh[4][5]
- 2022–present[update]: David Quarrey[6]
Military Representatives to NATO
editMilitary representatives have included:[7]
Military Representatives to NATO | ||||
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Image | Rank | Name | Term began | Term ended |
Air Chief Marshal | Sir William Elliot | 1951 | 1953 | |
General | Sir John Whiteley | 1953 | 1956 | |
Admiral | Sir Michael Denny | 1956 | 1959 | |
Air Chief Marshal | Sir George Mills | 1959 | 1962 | |
General | Sir Michael West | 1962 | 1965 | |
Admiral | Sir Nigel Henderson | 1965 | 1968 | |
Air Chief Marshal | Sir David Lee | 1968 | 1971 | |
General | Sir Victor FitzGeorge-Balfour | 1971 | 1973 | |
Admiral | Sir Rae McKaig | 1973 | 1975 | |
General | Sir David Fraser | 1975 | 1977 | |
Air Chief Marshal | Sir Alasdair Steedman | 1977 | 1980 | |
Admiral | Sir Anthony Morton | 1980 | 1983 | |
General | Sir Thomas Morony | 1983 | 1986 | |
Air Chief Marshal | Sir Michael Knight | 1986 | 1989 | |
Admiral | Sir Richard Thomas | 1989 | 1992 | |
General | Sir Edward Jones | 1992 | 1995 | |
Air Marshal | Sir John Cheshire | 1995 | 1997 | |
Vice Admiral | Sir Paul Haddacks | 1997 | 2000 | |
Lieutenant General | Sir Michael Willcocks | 2000 | 2001 | |
Lieutenant General | Sir Kevin O'Donoghue | 2001 | 2002 | |
Air Marshal | SIr Robert Wright | 2002 | 2006 | |
Vice Admiral | Sir Anthony Dymock | 2006 | 2008 | |
Lieutenant General | Sir David Bill | 2008 | 2011 | |
Air Marshal | Sir Christopher Harper[8] | 2011 | 2013 | |
Vice Admiral | Sir Ian Corder | 2013 | 2016 | |
Lieutenant General | Sir George Norton | 2016 | 2020 | |
Lieutenant General | Sir Ben Bathurst[9][10][a] | 2020 | 2023 | |
Lieutenant General | Sir Ian Cave | 2023 | present |
Notes
edit- ^ position merged with the role of military representative to the European Union.[11]
References
edit- ^ Dame Mariot Leslie, UK Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council
- ^ Sir Adam Thomson KCMG, UK Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council
- ^ "Paul Johnston, UK Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council". gov.uk. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ "Change of UK Permanent Representative to NATO". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ "Sarah MacIntosh CMG, UK Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council". gov.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ "Prime Minister appoints Mr David Quarrey CMG as the UK's new Permanent Representative to NATO". GOV.UK. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ Ministry of Defence and Tri-service Senior Appointments Archived 17 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Air Marshal Sir Christopher Harper, UK Military Representative to NATO
- ^ "The Army in London - HQ London District". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ Mackie, Colin (8 January 2020). "Generals, January 2020" (PDF). gulabin.com. Colin Mackie. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
Lieutenant-General Sir Benjamin J. Bathurst (late Welsh Guards): U.K. National Military Representative, N.A.T.O., 2020
- ^ "No. 62947". The London Gazette. 17 March 2020. p. 5503.