List of permanent representatives of the United Kingdom to NATO

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
Incumbent
David Quarrey CMG
since April 2022
StyleHis Excellency
Member ofNorth Atlantic Council
Reports toSecretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
North Atlantic Council
AppointerKing Charles III
as Sovereign
WebsiteUK Joint Delegation to NATO

Permanent Representatives to the North Atlantic Council

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Military Representatives to NATO

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Military representatives have included:[7]

Military Representatives to NATO
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

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  1. ^ position merged with the role of military representative to the European Union.[11]

References

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  1. ^ Dame Mariot Leslie, UK Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council
  2. ^ Sir Adam Thomson KCMG, UK Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council
  3. ^ "Paul Johnston, UK Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council". gov.uk. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Change of UK Permanent Representative to NATO". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Sarah MacIntosh CMG, UK Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council". gov.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Prime Minister appoints Mr David Quarrey CMG as the UK's new Permanent Representative to NATO". GOV.UK. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  7. ^ Ministry of Defence and Tri-service Senior Appointments Archived 17 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Air Marshal Sir Christopher Harper, UK Military Representative to NATO
  9. ^ "The Army in London - HQ London District". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  10. ^ 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
  11. ^ "No. 62947". The London Gazette. 17 March 2020. p. 5503.
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