NATO Spokespersons

• Farah Dakhlallah (UK) 2024 - 2025
• Dylan White (Canada) 2023 - 2024 (a.i.)
• Oana Lungescu (Germany) 2010 - 2023
• James Appathurai (Canada) 2004 - 2010
• Yves Brodeur (Canada) 2001 - 2003
• Jamie Shea (UK) 1993 - 2001
• Gerd Westdickenberg (Germany) 1991 - 1993
• Robin Stafford (UK) 1985 - 1990
• N. Antas de Campos (Portugal) 1979 - 1984
• David Kyd (UK) 1974 - 1978
• Arie de Vries (Netherlands) 1969 - 1973
• Rudolf C. Pekelharing (Netherlands) 1966 - 1969
• Henri Claudel (France) 1965
• Alain Brugère (UK) 1963 - 1964
• D’Iberville Fortier (Canada) 1960 - 1963
• Edward E. Key (UK) 1958 - 1959

NATO’s Press Service was established in 1958, organizationally located in the Division of Political Affairs. The 1959 NATO Handbook simply stated: “Daily contacts with the press are ensured by a Press Section headed by the Chief Press Officer.”

The 1962 NATO Handbook stated: “The Press Service ensures daily contact with the press and includes the Documentation and Library Section. In dealings with the press, the Head of the [Press] Service is considered the official spokesman for NATO.”