Permanent Representative of the United States to NATO , the full official name is the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the North Atlantic Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. ) - a representative position. The incumbent represents the interests of the United States of America in the North Atlantic Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization .
| US Permanent Representative to NATO | |
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| English United States Permanent Representative of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization | |
| Position is Kay Bailey Hutchison from August 28, 2017 | |
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The legal status, nature and scope of privileges, immunities of the permanent representative and his staff are governed by international agreements, as well as US law.
Permanent Representative appointed by the President of the United States and approved by the Senate .
The position of US Permanent Representative to NATO was founded in 1953. The first permanent representative at NATO was William Henry Draper, and the current one is Kay Bailey Hutchison.
William Henry Draper spent the shortest term at his post (three months), and Harlan Cleveland longest (almost 4 years).
Below is a list of all US Permanent Representatives to NATO who held this position in different years, including their party affiliation.
US Permanent Representatives to NATO
Nonpartisan Republican Party Democratic Party
| No | Name | Authorization start date | End date of authority | Party affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | William Henry Draper | April 8, 1953 | June 13, 1953 | Non-partisan (military officer) | |
| 2 | John chambers | June 14, 1953 | April 20, 1955 | Republican Party | |
| 3 | George Perkins | March 14, 1955 | October 12, 1957 | Republican Party | |
| four | Warren burgess | October 13, 1957 | March 23, 1961 | Republican Party | |
| five | Thomas Finletter | March 24, 1961 | September 2, 1965 | Democratic Party | |
| 6 | Harland Cleveland | September 3, 1965 | June 11, 1969 | Democratic Party | |
| 7 | Robert Ellsworth | June 12, 1969 | June 30, 1971 | Republican Party | |
| eight | David Kennedy | March 17, 1972 | February 1, 1973 | Republican Party | |
| 9 | Donald Rumsfeld | February 2, 1973 | December 5, 1974 | Republican Party | |
| ten | David Bruce | December 5, 1974 | February 12, 1976 | Republican Party | |
| eleven | Robert Hupe | March 3, 1976 | April 20, 1977 | Democratic Party | |
| 12 | William Bennet | April 26, 1977 | March 31, 1983 | Democratic Party | |
| 13 | David Ebshire | July 13, 1983 | January 5, 1987 | Republican Party | |
| 14 | Alton Kill | March 13, 1987 | June 17, 1989 | Republican Party | |
| 15 | William Howard Taft IV | August 3, 1989 | June 26, 1992 | Republican Party | |
| sixteen | Reginald Bartholomew | June 26, 1992 | March 25, 1993 | Republican Party | |
| 17 | Robert E. Hunter | July 1, 1993 | December 31, 1997 | Democratic Party | |
| 18 | Alexander Vershbow | January 1, 1998 | July 9, 2001 | Democratic Party | |
| nineteen | Nicholas Burns | August 7, 2001 | May 7, 2005 | Republican Party | |
| 20 | Victoria Nuland | July 13, 2005 | May 2, 2008 | Democratic Party | |
| 21 | Kurt Walker | July 2, 2008 | May 15, 2009 | Democratic Party | |
| 22 | Ivo daalder | May 16, 2009 | September 2, 2013 | Democratic Party | |
| 23 | Douglas Loot | September 3, 2013 | January 20, 2017 | Democratic Party | |
| 24 | Kay Hutchison | August 28, 2017 [1] | in the position | Republican Party | |