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
Douglas Lute.