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 Army
Deputy - Lieutenant Colonel Joern Petersen, Danish Army
ESTONIA - Colonel Vitaly Lokk, Estonian Army
FINLAND - Captain Tuomo Mero, Finnish Navy
Deputy - Major Jaakko Lyytikainen, Finnish Army
FRANCE - Colonel Nicholas Durand, French Army
Deputy - Captain Jean-Rene Degans, French Navy
GERMANY - Colonel Stephan Pillmeier, German Air Force
Deputy - Lieutenant Colonel Frank Obermeyer, German Army
GREECE - Colonel Dimitrios Miniotakis, Hellenic Air Force
Deputy – Lieutenant Colonel Nikolaos Danias, Hellenic Army
HUNGARY - Brigadier General Tamas Zsiga, Hungarian Air Force
Deputy - Lieutenant Colonel Zsolt Zsivko, 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 Ianis Kolosovskis, Latvian Army
LITHUANIA - Colonel Andrius Paliusis, Lithuanian Army
LUXEMBOURG - Vacant
MONTENEGRO - Vacant
THE NETHERLANDS - Captain Wiggert Vooijs - Royal Netherlands Navy
NORTH MACEDONIA - Colonel Marjan Milenkovski - North Macedonia Army
Deputy - Colonel Ivan Atanasoski - North Macedonia Air Force
NORWAY - Colonel Lina Kongshavn, Norwegian Air Force
Deputy - Lieutenant Colonel Gard Shanks Andersen, Norwegian Air Force
POLAND - Colonel Jaroslaw Tomaszewski, Polish Air Force
Deputy - Colonel Miraslaw Labecki, Polish Army
PORTUGAL - Captain Luis Tomás, Portuguese Navy
ROMANIA - Colonel Gabriel Toma, Romanian Army
Deputy - Lieutenant Colonel Sorin Catană, Romanian Air Force
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
SWEDEN - Captain Carl David Philipson, Swedish Navy
Deputy - Lieutenant Colonel Tobias Harryson, Swedish Air Force
TÜRKIYE - Captain Sait Oguz (Deputy, acting), Turkish Air Force
UNITED KINGDOM - Group Captain David Turner, Royal Air Force
Deputy - Lieutenant Oliver Downer, Royal Navy
UNITED STATES - Colonel Stephen Thibodeau, United States Army
Civilian Deputy - Mr. Greg Freeburn, United States Department of Defense
Partnership for Peace National Liaison Representatives listed alphabetically by nation:
AUSTRIA - Colonel Robin Hillinger, Austrian Army
AZERBAIJAN - Vacant
GEORGIA - Vacant
SWITZERLAND - Lieutenant Colonel Gregoire Monnet, Swiss Army
UKRAINE – Vacant
NATO Interface:
HQ NLR Interface – Commander Vince Gardner, United States Navy