What is Secretary General of NATO?
{{Infobox Political post |post = Secretary General |body = the North Atlantic Treaty Organization |insignia = Flag of NATO.svg |insigniasize = 115px |insigniacaption = [[Flag of NATO]] |image = Mark Rutte October 2024 (3).jpg |imagesize = 175px |incumbent = [[Mark Rutte]] |incumbentsince = 1 October 2024 |appointer = |residence = |termlength = 4 years |inaugural = [[Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay|Hastings Ismay]]<br>March 24, 1952 |website = [http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/topics_50094.htm Office of the Secretary General] }} The '''Secretary General of NATO''' ({{lang-fr|Secrétaire général de l'OTAN}}) is an international [[diplomat]] who serves as the chief civil servant of the [[NATO|North Atlantic Treaty Organization]] (NATO). The Secretary General is responsible for coordinating the workings of the alliance, leading NATO's international staff, chairing the meetings of the [[North Atlantic Council]] and most major committees of the alliance, with the notable exception of the [[NATO Military Committee]], and acting as NATO's spokesperson.<ref>[http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_50094.htm NATO Secretary General], NATO</ref> The current Secretary General is [[Mark Rutte]], the former [[Prime Minister of the Netherlands]], who took office on 1 October 2024. ==List of Secretaries General== {{Officeholder table start | showorder = y | showimage = y | image_title = Portrait | officeholder_title = Secretary General | showtermlenght = y | showparty = n | showdefencebranch = n | showaltofficeholder = y | showpreviousoffice = y | alt_officeholder_title = Country of origin }} {{Officeholder table | order = 1 | image = The Lord Ismay.jpg | military_rank = [[General (United Kingdom)|General]] |officeholder =[[Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay|Hastings Ismay<br/>{{Small|1st Baron Isma