Principal officials

Stian Jenssen, Director of the Private Office of the NATO Secretary General

Stian Jenssen is Director of the Private Office of the NATO Secretary General.

Bettina Cadenbach, Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy

Bettina Cadenbach is Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy

David van Weel, Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges

David van Weel is NATO’s Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges. He is the Secretary General’s primary advisor on emerging security challenges and their implications for the security of the Alliance and a member of the Secretary General’s senior management team.

Camille Grand, Assistant Secretary General for Defence Investment

Camille Grand is Assistant Secretary General for Defence Investment since 4 October 2016.

Patrick Turner, Assistant Secretary General for Defence Policy and Planning

Patrick Turner became Assistant Secretary General for Defence Policy and Planning in October 2018.

Giedrimas Jeglinskas, Assistant Secretary General for Executive Management

Giedrimas Jeglinskas is the Assistant Secretary General for Executive Management. He has overall responsibility for management of the NATO headquarters, and is the Secretary General’s primary advisor for NATO-wide management issues.

Baiba Braže, Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy

Ambassador Baiba Braže was appointed Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy in May 2020. She advises the Secretary General on issues within her remit, oversees the coordination of all Strategic Communications activities across all NATO civilian and military bodies and commands, and also directs all public diplomacy activities (except press and media, which are directed by the NATO Spokesperson on behalf of the Secretary General). ASG PDD directs the Public Diplomacy Division (PDD), which plays a key role in conveying the Alliance’s strategic and political messages to opinion formers and to the public in general. PDD works to raise the Alliance’s profile with audiences world-wide and to build support for Alliance operations and policies

John Manza, Assistant Secretary General for Operations

John Manza was appointed as Assistant Secretary General for Operations in October 2018. His responsibilities include: NATO’s operations in Afghanistan, Kosovo, Iraq and at sea, and also Alliance, exercises, plans, and defense capacity building with partner nations.

David Cattler, Assistant Secretary General for Intelligence and Security

David Cattler is NATO’s Assistant Secretary General for Intelligence and Security. He took up his post on 2 December 2019. He ensures the NATO intelligence organizations operate as an enterprise to meet the challenging demands of the Alliance. He also is the senior advisor to the Secretary General for intelligence and security matters.

François Gautier, Head of the Office of Internal Audit and Risk Management

François Gautier is Head of the Office of Internal Audit and Risk Management. He took up his duties in April 2020.

Paul P. Avallone, Director of NATO Office of Security (NOS)

Paul P. Avallone is Director of NATO Office of Security (NOS) / Deputy Assistant Secretary General of Security (DASG-S) in the Joint Intelligence and Security Division. He took post on 1 February 2021.

Anne-Marie M. Pick, Director, NATO Office of Resources (NOR)

Anne-Marie M. Pick is the Director, NATO Office of Resources (NOR) in Brussels, Belgium.

NATO Spokesperson Oana Lungescu

Oana Lungescu is the NATO Spokesperson.

Jorgen Christian Jorgensen

Jorgen Christian Jorgensen is the Secretary of the North Atlantic Council, Chief of Protocol of NATO HQ and Director of the NATO IS Ministerial and Summit Task Forces.

John Swords, Legal Adviser and Director of the Office of Legal Affairs

John Swords was appointed as the Legal Adviser and Director of the Office of Legal Affairs at NATO Headquarters in Brussels in June 2020.

Miroslawa Boryczka, Financial Controller of the NATO International Staff

Miroslawa Boryczka is the Financial Controller of the NATO International Staff. She is personally responsible for the correct use of international appropriated and non-appropriated funds made available to the Organisation, in particular for the NATO Civil Budget, the Pension systems and a number of Trust Funds. The Inter-national Staff Office of Financial Control is an independent office in charge of ac-counting, budget control, treasury, procurement and internal audit functions for NATO Headquarters.