List of United States permanent representatives to NATO

Permanent Representative of the United States to NATO
Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent Julianne Smith since December 6, 2021
Nominator	The president of the United States
Appointer	The president of the United States with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural holder	William H. Draper Jr. as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Formation	April 8, 1953
Website	U.S. Mission - NATO

The United States Permanent Representative to NATO (commonly called the U.S. Ambassador to NATO) is the official representative of the United States Mission to NATO. The Representative has the rank of full ambassador and is appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate. The full official title of the Representative is United States Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. The position is currently held by Julianne Smith, having been confirmed by the Senate of November 18, 2021.^[1]

The first Representative was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1953.