List of permanent representatives of the United Kingdom to NATO
Appearance
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 |
The Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council is the senior member of the United Kingdom's delegation to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Permanent Representatives to the North Atlantic Council
- 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
Military representatives have included:[7]
Military Representatives to NATO | ||||
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Image | Rank | Name | Term began | Term ended |
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Air Chief Marshal | Sir William Elliot | 1951 | 1953 |
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General | Sir John Whiteley | 1953 | 1956 |
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Admiral | Sir Michael Denny | 1956 | 1959 |
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Air Chief Marshal | Sir George Mills | 1959 | 1962 |
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General | Sir Michael West | 1962 | 1965 |
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Admiral | Sir Nigel Henderson | 1965 | 1968 |
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Air Chief Marshal | Sir David Lee | 1968 | 1971 |
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General | Sir Victor FitzGeorge-Balfour | 1971 | 1973 |
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Admiral | Sir Rae McKaig | 1973 | 1975 |
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General | Sir David Fraser | 1975 | 1977 |
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Air Chief Marshal | Sir Alasdair Steedman | 1977 | 1980 |
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Admiral | Sir Anthony Morton | 1980 | 1983 |
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General | Sir Thomas Morony | 1983 | 1986 |
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Air Chief Marshal | Sir Michael Knight | 1986 | 1989 |
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Admiral | Sir Richard Thomas | 1989 | 1992 |
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General | Sir Edward Jones | 1992 | 1995 |
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Air Marshal | Sir John Cheshire | 1995 | 1997 |
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Vice Admiral | Sir Paul Haddacks | 1997 | 2000 |
Lieutenant General | Sir Michael Willcocks | 2000 | 2001 | |
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Lieutenant General | Sir Kevin O'Donoghue | 2001 | 2002 |
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Air Marshal | SIr Robert Wright | 2002 | 2006 |
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Vice Admiral | Sir Anthony Dymock | 2006 | 2008 |
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Lieutenant General | Sir David Bill | 2008 | 2011 |
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Air Marshal | Sir Christopher Harper[8] | 2011 | 2013 |
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Vice Admiral | Sir Ian Corder | 2013 | 2016 |
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Lieutenant General | Sir George Norton | 2016 | 2020 |
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Lieutenant General | Sir Ben Bathurst[9][10][a] | 2020 | 2023 |
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Lieutenant General | Sir Ian Cave | 2023 | present |
Notes
- ^ position merged with the role of military representative to the European Union.[11]
References
- ^ 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.