The National Liaison Representatives are uniformed military nationals appointed by their nation’s government to NATO in a national capacity. The NLRs provide Headquarters, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation 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 National Liaison Representatives collocated with Supreme Allied Commander Transformation in Norfolk, Virginia, as the transformation processes continue to develop. Early involvement by nations has been of mutual benefit for Allied Command Transformation, NATO, and the senior defence leadership of nations involved.
NATO National Liaison Representatives listed alphabetically by nation:
ALBANIA - Colonel Edmond Sardi, Albanian Army
BELGIUM - Colonel Francis Pierard, Belgian Army
BULGARIA - Commander Kaloyan Nikolov, Bulgarian Navy
CANADA - Major Tony Stabile, Canadian Army
CROATIA - Colonel Mato Matanovic, Croatian Army
CZECH REPUBLIC - Colonel Josef Nejedly, Czech Army
DENMARK - Brigadier General Bo Engelbreth, Danish Air Force
Deputy - Lieutenant Colonel Joen Petersen, Danish Air Force
ESTONIA - Colonel Vitaly Lokk, Estonian Army
FINLAND - Captain Veli-Petteri Valkamo, Finnish Navy
Deputy - Major Jaakko Lyytikainen, Finnish Army
FRANCE - Colonel Nicholas Durand, French Army
Deputy - Captain Jean-Rene Degans, French Navy
GERMANY - Colonel Dr. Frank Richter, German Army
Deputy - Lieutenant Colonel Frank Obermeier, German Army
GREECE - Colonel Dimitrios Miniotakis, Hellenic Air Force
HUNGARY - Brigadier General Tamas Zsiga, Hungarian Army
Deputy - Lt. Colonel Péter Lukacs, Hungarian Air Force
ICELAND - Mrs. Alfrun Perla Baldursdottir, Icelandic Ministry of Foreign Affairs
ITALY - Colonel Rocco Losito, Italian Air Force
Deputy - Commander Massimiliano Albiero, Italian Navy
LATVIA - Colonel Mareks Ozolins, Latvian Army
LITHUANIA - Colonel Algimantis Misiunas, Lithuanian Army
LUXEMBOURG - Vacant
MONTENEGRO - Colonel Zivko Rakocevic, Montenegrin Army
THE NETHERLANDS - Colonel Joseph M.A. Brouns - Royal Netherlands Army
NORTH MACEDONIA - Vacant
NORWAY - Colonel Lina Kongshavn, Norwegian Air Force
Deputy - Lieutenant Colonel Gard Shanks Andersen, Norwegian Air Force
POLAND - Colonel Maciej Dyżlą, Polish Army
Deputy - Colonel Robert Sęderowski, Polish Army
PORTUGAL - Captain Luis Tomás, Portuguese Navy
ROMANIA - Captain Gabriel Toma, Romanian Navy
SLOVAKIA - Colonel Peter Masar, Slovakian Army
Deputy - Lieutenant Colonel Mario Smisko, Slovakian Army
SLOVENIA - Colonel Andrej Indof, Slovenian Army
SPAIN - Colonel Joaquín Peñas Domínguez, Spanish Army
Deputy - Lieutenant Colonel Luis Olalla Simón, Spanish Air Force
TÜRKIYE - Captain Sait Oguz (Deputy, acting), Turkish Air Force
UNITED KINGDOM - Colonel Paul Bates, British Army
Deputy - Lieutenant Oliver Downer, Royal Navy
UNITED STATES - Colonel Stephen Thibodeau, United States Army
Civilian Deputy - Mr. Greg Freeburn, United States Department of Defence
Partnership for Peace National Liaison Representatives listed alphabetically by nation:
AUSTRIA - Colonel Robin Hillinger, Austrian Army
AZERBAIJAN - Vacant
GEORGIA - Vacant
SWEDEN - Captain Olle Mobergh, Swedish Navy
SWITZERLAND - Lieutenant Colonel Gregoire Monnet, Swiss Army
UKRAINE – Vacant
NATO Interface:
HQ NLR Interface – Lieutenant Commander Todd Strong, United States Navy