Secretary General of NATO

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Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer meeting President George W. Bush on March 20, 2006.
Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer meeting President George W. Bush on March 20, 2006.[1]

The Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) is the chair of the North Atlantic Council, the supreme decision-making organisation of the defence alliance. The Secretary-General also serves as public figurehead for the organisation.

Since the formation of NATO, its Secretaries-General have been:

  1. Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay (United Kingdom): April 4, 1952, to May 16, 1957
  2. Paul-Henri Spaak (Belgium): May 16, 1957, to April 21, 1961
  3. Dirk Stikker (Netherlands): April 21, 1961, to August 1, 1964
  4. Manlio Brosio (Italy): August 1, 1964, to October 1, 1971
  5. Joseph Luns (Netherlands): October 1, 1971, to June 25, 1984
  6. Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington (United Kingdom): June 25, 1984, to July 1, 1988
  7. Manfred Wörner (Germany): July 1, 1988, to August 13, 1994
  8. Sergio Balanzino (Italy, acting): August 13, 1994, to October 17, 1994
  9. Willy Claes (Belgium): October 17, 1994, to October 20, 1995
  10. Sergio Balanzino (Italy, acting): October 20, 1995, to December 5, 1995
  11. Javier Solana (Spain): December 5, 1995, to October 6, 1999
  12. George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen (United Kingdom): October 14, 1999, to December 17, 2003
  13. Alessandro Minuto Rizzo (Italy, acting): December 17, 2003, to January 1, 2004
  14. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (Netherlands): January 1, 2004, to present.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "President Welcomes NATO Secretary General to the White House", The White House, 2006-03-20. Retrieved on 2008-04-13. 
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