# United States Military Representative to the NATO Military Committee

The United States military representative to the NATO Military Committee (USMILREP) is the senior uniformed representative of the United States Armed Forces on the NATO Military Committee. The appointee, an officer of the United States Armed Forces at the rank of lieutenant general or vice admiral, represents the United States on the NATO Military Committee and is responsible for articulating and providing military advice to the Chair of the NATO Military Committee. The representative has a deputy who holds the one-star rank of brigadier general or rear admiral.
The position has been held by Vice Admiral Shoshana S. Chatfield since December 2023.

## Organization

* U.S. Military Representative : VADM Shoshana S. Chatfield
** Deputy U.S. Military Representative : Brig Gen James E. Smith

## List of representatives

| No. | U.S. Military Representative | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Service branch |
| 1 | Bradley, OmarGeneral of the Army Omar Bradley (1893–1981) | September 1950 | August 15, 1953 | ~2 years, 348 days | U.S. Army |
| 2 | Collins, Joseph LawtonGeneral J. Lawton Collins (1896–1987) | August 15, 1953 | March 1956 | ~2 years, 199 days | U.S. Army |
| 3 | Johnson, Leon WilliamGeneral Leon W. Johnson (1904–1997) | April 1956 | April 1958 | ~2 years, 30 days | U.S. Air Force |
| 4 | Boone, Walter FrederickAdmiral Walter F. Boone (1898–1995) | April 1958 | May 1960 | ~2 years, 30 days | U.S. Navy |
| 5 | Ruffner, Clark LouisGeneral Clark L. Ruffner (1903–1982) | May 1960 | October 1962 | ~2 years, 153 days | U.S. Army |
| 6 | Strother, Dean ColdwellGeneral Dean C. Strother (1908–2000) | November 1962 | March 1965 | ~2 years, 120 days | U.S. Air Force |
| 7 | Ward, Alfred GustaveAdmiral Alfred G. Ward (1908–1982) | March 1965 | May 1968 | ~3 years, 61 days | U.S. Navy |
| 8 | Spivy, Berton Everett Jr.General Berton E. Spivy Jr. (1911–1997) | July 1968 | July 1971 | ~3 years, 0 days | U.S. Army |
| 9 | Milton, Theodore RossGeneral Theodore R. Milton (1915–2010) | August 1971 | July 1974 | ~2 years, 334 days | U.S. Air Force |
| 10 | Weinel, John PhilipAdmiral John P. Weinel (1916–2014) | August 1974 | August 1977 | ~3 years, 0 days | U.S. Navy |
| 11 | Knowlton, William AllenGeneral William A. Knowlton (1920–2008) | August 1977 | June 1980 | ~2 years, 305 days | U.S. Army |
| 12 | Lawson, Richard LaverneGeneral Richard L. Lawson (1929–2020) | July 1980 | July 1981 | ~1 year, 0 days | U.S. Air Force |
| 13 | Kinnear, George Espy RidgewayAdmiral George E. R. Kinnear II (1928–2015) | July 1981 | September 1982 | ~1 year, 62 days | U.S. Navy |
| 14 | Robinson, Roscoe Jr.General Roscoe Robinson Jr. (1928–1993) | September 1982 | October 1985 | ~3 years, 30 days | U.S. Army |
| 15 | Merritt, Jack NeilGeneral Jack N. Merritt (1930–2018) | October 1985 | September 1987 | ~1 year, 335 days | U.S. Army |
| 16 | Carter, Powell Frederick Jr.Admiral Powell F. Carter Jr. (1931–2017) | September 1987 | October 1988 | ~1 year, 30 days | U.S. Navy |
| 17 | Hogg, James R.Admiral James R. Hogg (born 1934) | October 1988 | May 1991 | ~2 years, 212 days | U.S. Navy |
| 18 | Smith, William DeeAdmiral William D. Smith (1933–2020) | May 1991 | October 1993 | ~2 years, 153 days | U.S. Navy |
| 19 | Christman, Daniel W.Lieutenant General Daniel W. Christman (born 1943) | October 1, 1993 | October 7, 1994 | 1 year, 6 days | U.S. Army |
| 20 | Montgomery, Thomas M.Lieutenant General Thomas M. Montgomery (born 1941) | October 7, 1994 | September 1997 | ~2 years, 329 days | U.S. Army |
| 21 | Byron, Michael J.Lieutenant General Michael J. Byron (born 1941) | September 1997 | September 25, 1998 | ~1 year, 24 days | U.S. Marine Corps |
| 22 | Weisman, David S.Lieutenant General David S. Weisman (born 1946) | September 25, 1998 | July 2001 | ~2 years, 279 days | U.S. Army |
| 23 | Kinnan, Timothy AlanLieutenant General Timothy A. Kinnan (born 1948) | July 2001 | August 2004 | ~3 years, 31 days | U.S. Air Force |
| 24 | Hanlon, Edward Jr.Lieutenant General Edward Hanlon Jr. (born 1944) | September 2004 | September 2006 | ~2 years, 0 days | U.S. Marine Corps |
| 25 | Sullivan, William D.Vice Admiral William D. Sullivan (born 1950) | November 2006 | December 2009 | ~3 years, 30 days | U.S. Navy |
| 26 | Gallagher, Richard K.Vice Admiral Richard K. Gallagher (born 1952) | January 2010 | September 2012 | ~2 years, 244 days | U.S. Navy |
| 27 | Hogg, David R.Lieutenant General David R. Hogg (born 1958) | September 2012 | September 2015 | ~3 years, 0 days | U.S. Army |
| 28 | Christenson, John N.Vice Admiral John N. Christenson (born 1958) | October 2015 | October 2018 | ~3 years, 0 days | U.S. Navy |
| 29 | Love, John K.Lieutenant General John K. Love | October 2018 | September 2021 | ~3 years, 0 days | U.S. Marine Corps |
| 30 | Deedrick, E. JohnLieutenant General E. John Deedrick Jr. | September 13, 2021 | May 2023 | ~1 year, 230 days | U.S. Army |
| 31 | Chatfield, Shoshana S.Vice Admiral Shoshana S. Chatfield (born 1965) | December 13, 2023 | Incumbent | 352 days | U.S. Navy |