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HQ SACT - National Liaison Representatives (NLRs)

The National Liaison Representatives (NLRs) are uniformed military nationals appointed by their nation’s government to NATO in a national capacity. The NLRs provide Headquarters, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (HQ SACT) with national viewpoints and information from national sources, and serve as a channel of communication between HQ SACT and their national authorities.

There is a clear advantage in having NLRs collocated with HQ SACT in Norfolk, Va., as the transformation processes continue to develop. Early involvement by nations has been of mutual benefit for Allied Command Transformation, HQ SACT, and the senior defence leadership of nations involved.

NATO National Liaison Representatives (NLRs) listed alphabetically by nation:
  • ALBANIA - Colonel Tonin Marku, Albanian Army
    • Deputy - Lt. Colonel Bilbil Bitri, Albanian Army

  • BELGIUM - Colonel Marc Van Laethem, Belgian Army
    • Assistant – Warrant Officer Patrick Maekelberghe, Belgian Army

  • BULGARIA – Lt. Colonel Dobril Radoslavov, Bulgarian Army

  • CANADA - Lt. Colonel Theo Heuthorst, Canadian Air Force
    • Deputy – Major Gordon Manton, Canadian Army
    • Assistant - Warrant Officer Jennifer DesRoches, Canadian Air Force

  • CROATIA - Colonel Ivica Kranjčević, Croatian Army
    • Deputy - Lt. Colonel Nevenka Kovac, Croatian Army

  • CZECH REPUBLIC - Colonel Gabriel Kovács, Czech Army
    • Assistant – Major Martin Zunt, Czech Army

  • DENMARK - Brigadier General Michael Bygholm, Danish Air Force
    • Deputy – Lt. Colonel Jan Nielsen, Danish Air Force
    • Assistant – Master Chief Petty Officer Finn Zimmer, Danish Navy

  • ESTONIA - Lt. Colonel Aivar Toom, Estonian Army

  • FRANCE – Colonel Eric Mongnot, French Air Force
    • Deputy – Captain Bruno Sciascia, French Navy
    • Assistant – Lt. Colonel Jack Pierquin, French Army
    • Assistant - Lt. Colonel Jacques Stephan, French Army

  • GERMANY - Captain Norbert Lux, German Navy
    • Deputy - Lt. Colonel Joerg Neureuther, German Army
    • Assistant – Major Helmut Ament, German Army

  • GREECE – Colonel Petros Skountzouris, Hellenic Air Force
    • Deputy – Commander Konstantinos Pitykakis, Hellenic Navy
    • Assistant - Warrant Officer Filippos Petrou, Hellenic Navy

  • HUNGARY - Colonel Imre Porkoláb, Hungarian Army
    • Deputy - Lt. Colonel Zsolt Mezei, Hungarian Army

  • ICELAND - Mr. Skafti Jónsson, Icelandic Ministry of Foreign Affairs

  • ITALY – Captain Giorgio Gomma, Italian Navy
    • Assistant – Lt. Colonel Vincenzo Calicchio, Italian Air Force
    • Assistant – Captain Massimo Agosta, Italian Army

  • LATVIA - Colonel Eriks Naglis, Latvian Army

  • LITHUANIA - Lt. Colonel Vilius Danys, Lithuanian Army

  • LUXEMBOURG - Mr. Olivier Baldauff, Luxembourgish Ministry of Foreign Affairs

  • THE NETHERLANDS – Colonel Gerhard Schonewille, Royal Netherlands Army
    • Assistant - Chief Petty Officer Annemieke Noteboom, Royal Netherlands Navy

  • NORWAY - Captain Vidar Tollefsen, Norwegian Navy
    • Deputy – Lt. Colonel Stig Frankrig, Norwegian Army

  • POLAND - Colonel Ryszard Romanowski, Polish Army
    • Deputy – Captain Robert Wereszko, Polish Navy
    • Assistant – Lt. Colonel Piotr Klinge, Polish Army

  • PORTUGAL - Colonel Leonardo Oliveira, Portuguese Air Force
    • Assistant – Sergeant First Class Jacinto Frutuoso, Portuguese Army

  • ROMANIA - Deputy currently acting NLR
    • Deputy – Commander Ionel Rizea, Romanian Navy
    • Assistant – Chief Master Sergeant Florin Simion, Romanian Air Force

  • SLOVAKIA - Colonel Tomáš Novotny, Slovakian Air Force
    • Deputy – Lt. Colonel Miroslav Zak, Slovakian Army

  • SLOVENIA - Colonel Stojan Zabukovec, Slovenian Army
    • Deputy – Lt. Colonel Slavko Harc, Slovenian Army
    • Assistant - Sergeant First Class Marijo Regeis, Slovenian Army

  • SPAIN - Colonel Miguel De Rojas, Spanish Army
    • Deputy – Commander Juan Perez Puig, Spanish Navy
    • Assistant – Master Sergeant Jose Mena Corral, Spanish Army

  • TURKEY - Colonel Devran Cetinkaya, Turkish Army
    • Deputy – Major Veysel Yesilbas, Turkish Air Force
    • Assistant - Sergeant First Class Harun Pur, Turkish Army

  • UNITED KINGDOM - Captain Gary Doyle, Royal Navy (Dean NLRs)
    • Assistant – Staff Sergeant (OR-7) Andrew Howden, Adjutant General’s Corps (Army)

  • UNITED STATES – Colonel Patrick Johnson, United States Air Force
    • Deputy - Mr. Greg Freeburn, United States Department of Defence (Vice-Dean NLRs)
Partnership for Peace National Liaison Representatives listed alphabetically by nation:
  • AUSTRIA - Colonel Anton Willmann, Austrian Army
  • AZERBAIJAN - Major Elnur Alasgarli, Azerbaijani Army (acting PNLR)
  • FINLAND - Lt. Colonel Jari Vuorela, Finnish Army
  • GEORGIA - Major David Khorguashvili, Georgian Army
  • SWEDEN - Colonel Rafael Bengtsson, Swedish Air Force
  • SWITZERLAND - Currently Gapped
  • the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia* Lt. Colonel Blerim Volina, Army of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
  • UKRAINE – Captain Vladyslav Lytovchenko, Ukrainian Navy (acting PNLR)

* Turkey recognises the Republic of Macedonia with its constitutional name
NATO Interface:
  • HQ NLR Interface - Lt. Colonel Greg Sarafian, United States Army