List of United States permanent representatives to NATO

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{{Short description|American official; ambassador to NATO}}

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| post = Permanent Representative

| body = the United States to NATO

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| insignia = US Department of State official seal.svg

| insigniasize = 120

| insigniacaption = Seal of the United States Department of State

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| image = United States Ambassador to NATO Matthew George Whitaker.jpg

| alt =

| incumbent = Matthew Whitaker

| incumbentsince = April 3, 2025

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| nominator = The president of the United States

| appointer = The president of the United States with Senate advice and consent

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| inaugural = William H. Draper Jr.
{{small|as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary}}

| formation = April 8, 1953

| last =

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| website = [http://nato.usmission.gov/ U.S. Mission - NATO]

| flag = File:U.S. Chief of Diplomatic Mission Flag.png

| flagcaption = Flag of a United States chief of mission

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The United States permanent representative to NATO (commonly referred to as 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 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 first representative was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1953.