Secretary General of NATO

Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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Incumbent Jens Stoltenberg since 1 October 2014
Term length	4 years
Inaugural holder	Hastings Ismay March 24, 1952
Website	Office of the Secretary General

The Secretary General of NATO (French: Secrétaire général de l'OTAN) is an international diplomat who serves as the chief civil servant of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

The Secretary General is responsible for coordinating the workings of the alliance, leading NATO's international staff, chairing the meetings of the North Atlantic Council and most major committees of the alliance, with the notable exception of the NATO Military Committee, and acting as NATO's spokesperson.^[1]

The current Secretary General is Jens Stoltenberg, the former Prime Minister of Norway, who took office on 1 October 2014.^[2]

1. ↑ NATO Secretary General, NATO
2. ↑ "Nato names Stoltenberg next chief". BBC. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.