United States Ambassador to NATO

Permanent Representative of the United States to NATO
Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent Kay Bailey Hutchison since August 28, 2017
Nominator	The President of the United States
Inaugural holder	William H. Draper Jr. as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Formation	April 8, 1953
Website	U.S. Mission - NATO

The United States Permanent Representative to NATO (commonly called the U.S. Ambassador to NATO) is the official representative of the United States to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The Representative has the rank of full ambassador and is appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. The full official title of the Representative is United States Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. The current U.S. Ambassador to NATO is Kay Bailey Hutchison.

The first Representative was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1953.