The Secretary General is NATO's chief spokesperson. They lead NATO through discussions and ensure decisions are implemented.
NATO does not have a president. It's acting head is the Secretary General. The current Secretary General is Anders Fogh Rasmussen, former prime minister of Denmark.
Hastings Lionel Ismay was the first Secretary General of Nato, from its founding in 1949 to 1956.
The Secretary General of NATO is an international diplomat who serves as the chief official of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
The Secretary of State for Health is responsible for overseeing the Department of Health and the general running of the National Health Service.
The NATO alliance is led by the Secretary General, who is appointed by member countries. As of October 2023, the Secretary General is Jens Stoltenberg, who has held the position since October 2014. The leadership role involves overseeing the organization's operations, facilitating dialogue among member states, and representing NATO in international forums. The alliance itself is a collective defense organization, meaning decisions are made collaboratively by all member nations.
The president of the North Atlantic Council is the NATO Secretary General. He is a senior political figure chosen by the NATO member nations for a period of three years, extendible by one year.
I assume you are asking about the Secretary-General. Since 2009, that position has been held by General Anders Fogh Rasmussen of Denmark. Prior to 2009, the position was held by General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, who was from the Netherlands.
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer
The United Nations secretary-general is responsible for overseeing the UN Secretariat and the hiring of under-secretaries. The person in this position is also responsible for overseeing peacekeeping missions and being a mediator between conflicting parties.
The plural of secretary general is secretaries general.
As Illinois State Secretary, Jesse White held an administrative role. For the most part, he was responsible for overseeing elections in the state, with some other general responsibilities.?æ
The positions in the U.S. President's Cabinet are the...Secretary of State (created as the Secretary of Foreign Affairs in July 1789; title changed in September 1789),Secretary of Defense (created in July 1947; includes the responsibilities of the former positions of Secretary of War, created in August 1789, and Secretary of the Navy, created in April 1798),Secretary of the Treasury (created in September 1789),Attorney General (created in September 1789),Secretary of the Interior (created in March 1849),Secretary of Agriculture (created in May 1862),Secretary of Commerce (created in March 1913; its responsibilities were previously handled by the position of Secretary of Commerce and Labor, created in February 1903),Secretary of Labor (created in March 1913; its responsibilities were previously handled by the position of Secretary of Commerce and Labor, created in February 1903),Secretary of Education (created in October 1979; its responsibilities were previously handled by the position of Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, created in April 1953),Secretary of Health and Human Services (created in May 1980; its responsibilities were previously handled by the position of Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, created in April 1953),Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (created in September 1965),Secretary of Transportation (created in April 1967),Secretary of Energy (created in August 1977),Secretary of Veterans Affairs (created in October 1988; its responsibilities were previously handled by the Veterans Administration, which was created in July 1930 and which was not a Cabinet level department) andSecretary of Homeland Security (created in November 2002).The position of Postmaster General, which was a Cabinet position from February 1792 until July 1971, ceased to be a Cabinet position when the U.S. Postal Service was privatized.