Secretary General of NATO
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Image:Bush dehoopscheffer.jpg 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:
- Lord Ismay (United Kingdom): April 4, 1952, to May 16, 1957
- Paul-Henri Spaak (Belgium): May 16, 1957, to April 21, 1961
- Dirk Stikker (Netherlands): April 21, 1961, to August 1, 1964
- Manlio Brosio (Italy): August 1, 1964, to October 1, 1971
- Joseph Luns (Netherlands): October 1, 1971, to June 25, 1984
- Lord Carrington (United Kingdom): June 25, 1984, to July 1, 1988
- Manfred Wörner (Germany): July 1, 1988, to August 13, 1994
- Sergio Balanzino (Italy, acting): August 13, 1994, to October 17, 1994
- Willy Claes (Belgium): October 17, 1994, to October 20, 1995
- Sergio Balanzino (Italy, acting): October 20, 1995, to December 5, 1995
- Javier Solana (Spain): December 5, 1995, to October 6, 1999
- George Robertson (United Kingdom): October 14, 1999, to January 1, 2004
- Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (Netherlands): January 1, 2004, to present.
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