United States Military Representative to the NATO Military Committee explained

Post:United States Military Representative to the NATO Military Committee
Flag:Flag of NATO.svg
Flagsize:100px
Flagcaption:Flag of NATO
Incumbent:Vice Admiral Shoshana S. Chatfield
Incumbentsince:December 13, 2023
Department:U.S. Delegation to the NATO Military Committee
Type:Senior military representative
Abbreviation:USMILREP[1]
Member Of:NATO Military Committee
Reports To:Chair of the NATO Military Committee
Seat:Brussels, Belgium
Appointer:The President
Appointer Qualified:with Senate advice and consent
Termlength:Not fixed; 2–3 years
Inaugural:Omar Bradley
Formation:1950
Deputy:Deputy United States Military Representative to the NATO Military Committee

The United States military representative to the NATO Military Committee (USMILREP) is the senior uniformed representative of the United States Armed Forces on the NATO Military Committee. The appointee, an officer of the United States Armed Forces at the rank of lieutenant general or vice admiral, represents the United States on the NATO Military Committee and is responsible for articulating and providing military advice to the Chair of the NATO Military Committee. The representative has a deputy who holds the one-star rank of brigadier general or rear admiral.

The position was initially a four-star billet from 1950 to 1993, but was downgraded in order to grant precedence to the director of strategic plans and policy of the Joint Staff, a three-star officer who is dual-hatted as the senior member of the United States delegation to the United Nations Military Staff Committee.

The position has been held by Vice Admiral Shoshana S. Chatfield since December 2023.

Organization

List of representatives

|}

Notes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AAP-15: NATO GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS USED IN NATO DOCUMENTS AND PUBLICATIONS. 2013. www.jcs.mil.
  2. Web site: Brigadier James E. Smith. August 2021. United States Space Force. November 13, 2021. November 9, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211109181247/https://www.spaceforce.mil/SFB/Display/Article/2830938/brig-gen-james-e-smith/. live.