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.

Alejandro Alvargonzález, Assistant Secretary General - Political Affairs and Security Policy

Alejandro Alvargonzález is Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy

Antonio Missiroli, Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges

Dr. Antonio Missiroli is the Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges.

Camille Grand, Assistant Secretary General for Defence Investment

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

Heinrich Brauss, Assistant Secretary General for Defence Policy and Planning

Heinrich Brauss was appointed Assistant Secretary General for Defence Policy and Planning on 4 October 2013, having joined the International Staff of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) in September 2007 as Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Policy and Planning.

Wayne J. Bush, Assistant Secretary General for Executive Management

Wayne J. Bush is 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. From 2009 to 2013, Mr. Bush served as Director of the NATO Office of Resources, supporting decision-making by NATO’s 28 member states on matters related to NATO Military Common Funding.

Tacan Ildem, Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy

Ambassador Tacan Ildem was appointed Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy in March 2016. He advises the Secretary General on public diplomacy issues and 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.

Patrick Turner, Assistant Secretary General for Operations

Patrick Turner became Assistant Secretary General for Operations in October 2015.

Arndt Freytag von Loringhoven, Assistant Secretary General for Intelligence and Security

Arndt Freytag von Loringhoven is NATO’s first Assistant Secretary General for Intelligence and Security. He took up his post on 1 December 2016. He is responsible for providing intelligence support to the North Atlantic Council and the Military Committee as well as for advising the Secretary General on intelligence and security matters. His tasks include setting up the new Joint Division and thus merging NATO’s civilian and military intelligence strands.

Wendy Bashnan, Director of the NATO Office of Security (NOS)

Wendy A. Bashnan took up the post of Director of NATO Office of Security (NOS) in September 2017. In this role, she deals with all aspects of NATO security, including counter intelligence.

John F. Aguirre, Director NATO Office of Resources

Mr. Aguirre joined the NATO Office of Resources (NOR) as its Director in August 2014. The NOR supports political level negotiations on resource policy and makes recommendations to decision-makers on the efficient use of common funding to achieve NATO objectives. The NOR advises and supports the Nations, the resource committees, other HQ divisions, and the NATO bodies on the planning and allocation of resources for the NATO command structure, operations & missions, and strategic capabilities. As Director NOR, Mr. Aguirre is responsible to the Secretary General for the leadership and direction of the NOR and advises the Secretary General on all military resource matters.

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.

Steven Hill, Legal Adviser and Director of the Office of Legal Affairs

Steven Hill is Legal Adviser and Director of the Office of Legal Affairs at NATO. As the senior lawyer in NATO, he advises the Secretary General and International Staff on all legal aspects of NATO operations and coordinates NATO activities in the legal field.

Stéphane Chagnot, Financial Controller

Stéphane Chagnot is the Financial Controller of the NATO International Staff. He 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 New NATO Headquarters Project, the Pension systems and a number of Trust Funds. The International Staff Office of Financial Control is an independent office in charge of accounting, budget control, treasury, procurement and internal audit functions for NATO Headquarters.