Appointment of NATO Council Secretary Michael Simm (nato.int)

• Appointed Secretary of the North Atlantic Council and Director of the NATO Summit and Ministerial Task Force in August 2024.
• Previously Head of Office of the European Defence Agency's Chief Executive (2017-2021).
• Holds advanced degrees from Freiburg, Oxford, and SciencesPo Paris.

"Michael Simm was appointed Secretary of the North Atlantic Council and Chief of Protocol at NATO in August 2024. He leads the Council Secretariat responsible for preparing, executing and following up on Council meetings and summits. Previously, he served as Head of Office of the European Defence Agency's Chief Executive and worked in the Cabinet of the Director General of the European Space Agency. He holds degrees in history, political science, and public law from the universities of Freiburg, Oxford, and SciencesPo Paris."