NATO headquarters

The NATO headquarters is the political and administrative center of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). After previous locations in London and Paris, it has been headquartered in Brussels since 1967. More specifically, it is located in a complex in Haren, part of the City of Brussels, along the Boulevard Léopold III/Leopold III-laan.

This article is about NATO's political seat. For the military headquarters that commands NATO's operations by means of controlling Allied Command Operations, see Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe.

NATO Headquarters
Aerial view of NATO headquarters in Haren, Brussels
General information
TypeOffice, conference building
AddressBoulevard Léopold III / Leopold III-laan
Town or cityB-1110 Haren, City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region
CountryBelgium
Coordinates50°52′45″N 4°25′30″E
OwnerNorth Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

The staff at the headquarters is composed of national delegations of NATO member states and includes civilian and military liaison offices and officers or diplomatic missions and diplomats of partner countries, as well as the International Staff (IS) and International Military Staff (IMS) filled from serving members of the armed forces of member states. Non-governmental citizens' groups have also grown up in support of NATO, broadly under the banner of the Atlantic Council/Atlantic Treaty Association movement.

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