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.
NATO MEMBER COUNTRIES
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 Fatmir Lokaj, Albanian Army
BELGIUM - Colonel Koen De Clercq, Belgian Army
BULGARIA - Colonel Lyubomir Monov, Bulgarian Air Force
CANADA- Lt. Colonel James Marshal, Royal Canadian Air Force
- Deputy - Major Sam Perreault, Canadian Army
- Deputy - Major Sam Perreault, Canadian Army
CROATIA - Colonel Jozo Matkovic, Croatian Navy
- Assistant - Major Danko Baricevic, Croatian Army
- Assistant - Major Danko Baricevic, Croatian Army
CZECH REPUBLIC - Colonel Jiri Vavra, Czech Air Force
- Deputy - Major Radka Polackova, Czech Army
- Deputy - Major Radka Polackova, Czech Army
DENMARK - Brigadier General Steen Hartov, Danish Air Force
- Assistant - Lt. Colonel Jens Assum, Danish Air Force
- Assistant - Lt. Colonel Jens Assum, Danish Air Force
ESTONIA - Lt. Colonel Maidu Allikas (acting), Estonian Army
FRANCE - Colonel Bruno Heliun, French Army
- Deputy - Captain Frederic De Rupilly, French Navy
- Deputy - Captain Frederic De Rupilly, French Navy
GERMANY - Colonel Huber Katz, German Army
- Deputy - Lt. Colonel (GS) Rene Schueren, German Army
- Deputy - Lt. Colonel (GS) Rene Schueren, German Army
GREECE - Colonel Petros Sassaris, Hellenic Air Force
- Assistant - Lt. Commander Argyro Tzagkaraki, Hellenic Navy
- Assistant - Lt. Commander Argyro Tzagkaraki, Hellenic Navy
HUNGARY - Colonel István Juhász, Hungarian Army
- Deputy - Lt. Colonel Geza Gulyas, Hungarian Army
- Deputy - Lt. Colonel Geza Gulyas, Hungarian Army
ICELAND - Mrs. Adalheidur Porsteinsdottir, Icelandic Ministry of Foreign Affairs
ITALY - Colonel Angelo Borgogelli, Italian Army
- Deputy - Lt. Commander Giampiero Fabretti, Italian Navy
- Deputy - Lt. Commander Giampiero Fabretti, Italian Navy
LATVIA - Colonel Aivars Mezors, Latvian Air Force
LITHUANIA - Colonel Romualdas Petkevicius, Lithuanian Air Force
LUXEMBOURG - Ms. Veronque Dockendorf, Luxembourgish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
THE NETHERLANDS - Colonel Corné Govaarts, Royal Netherlands Army
NORWAY - Colonel Gerhard Larsen, Norwegian Air Force
- Deputy - Lt. Colonel Tor Are Harvey, Norwegian Army
- Deputy - Lt. Colonel Tor Are Harvey, Norwegian Army
POLAND - Captain Piotr Klepka (acting), Polish Navy, LNO to JS J7
PORTUGAL - Colonel Carlos De Melo, Portuguese Army
ROMANIA - Colonel Mihai Stir, Romanian Air Force
- Deputy - Lt. Colonel Mihai Statie, Romanian Army
- Deputy - Lt. Colonel Mihai Statie, Romanian Army
SLOVAKIA - Colonel Svetozár Bohuš, Slovakian Air Force
- Assistant - Lt. Colonel Ladislav Suvák, Slovakian Air Force
- Assistant - Lt. Colonel Ladislav Suvák, Slovakian Air Force
SLOVENIA - Colonel Tadej Burgar, Slovenian Army
SPAIN - Colonel Fermin Olay, Spanish Army
- Deputy - Lt. Colonel Enrique Puig, Spanish Army
- Deputy - Lt. Colonel Enrique Puig, Spanish Army
TURKEY - Colonel Adem Erdem, Turkish Air Force
- Deputy - Captain Emre Parlak, Turkish Air Force
- Deputy - Captain Emre Parlak, Turkish Air Force
UNITED KINGDOM - Group Captain John Sullivan, Royal Air Force
UNITED STATES - Colonel Steve Rose, United States Air Force
- Deputy - Mr. Greg Freeburn, United States Department of Defence
Partnership for Peace National Liaison Representatives listed alphabetically by nation:
AUSTRIA - Colonel Hans Joerg Stopka, Austrian Army
AZERBAIJAN - Colonel Rustam Gozalov, Azerbaijan Army
FINLAND - CAPT. Jarmo Pennala, Finnish Navy
GEORGIA - Vacant
SWEDEN - Colonel Ulf Landgren, Swedish Air Force
SWITZERLAND - Lt. Colonel Reinhard Eugster, Swiss Army
the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia* - Vacant
UKRAINE – Colonel Valerii Churkin, Ukrainian Army
NATO Interface:
- HQ NLR Interface - Cdr Heath Sarvis, United States Navy
* Turkey recognises the Republic of Macedonia with its constitutional name
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