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North Atlantic Council
History
Founded April 4, 1949 (1949-04-04)
Leadership
Deputy Secretary-General
Seats
29 states
Albania Albania
Belgium Belgium
Bulgaria Bulgaria
Canada Canada
Croatia Croatia
Czech Republic Czech Republic
Denmark Denmark
Estonia Estonia
France France
Germany Germany
Greece Greece
Hungary Hungary
Iceland Iceland
Italy Italy
Latvia Latvia
Lithuania Lithuania
Luxembourg Luxembourg
Montenegro Montenegro
Netherlands Netherlands
Norway Norway
Poland Poland
Portugal Portugal
Romania Romania
Slovakia Slovakia
Slovenia Slovenia
Spain Spain
Turkey Turkey
United Kingdom United Kingdom
United States United States
Meeting place
NATO Ministers of Defense and of Foreign Affairs meet at NATO headquarters in Brussels 2010.jpg
NATO Headquarters
Brussels, Belgium


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. 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.

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