North Atlantic Council

North Atlantic Council
History
Founded	April 4, 1949 (1949-04-04)
Leadership
Secretary General	Jens Stoltenberg
Deputy Secretary-General	Mircea Geoană
Seats	29 states Albania Belgium Bulgaria Canada Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Estonia France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Turkey United Kingdom United States
Meeting place
NATO Headquarters Brussels, Belgium
Website
http://www.nato.int/

The North Atlantic Council (NAC) is the principal political decision-making body of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), made up of Permanent Representatives from its member countries.^[1] It was created by Article 9 of the North Atlantic Treaty and it is the only body in NATO that derives its authority explicitly from the Treaty.

1. ↑ "The North Atlantic Council". NATO.