The NATO senior civilian representative in Afghanistan represented the political leadership of the NATO Alliance in Kabul, Afghanistan until December 2021, when the office of NATO’s senior civilian representative was closed following the Taliban takeover of the country.
The senior civilian representative carried forward the alliance's political-military objectives in Afghanistan, liaising with the Afghan government, civil society, representatives of the international community and neighbouring countries. The position was created in 2003.
List of Senior Civilian Representatives 2003–2006: Hikmet Çetin (Turkey)Appointment of NATO Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan, 19 November 2003 2006–2007: Daan Everts (Netherlands)New NATO Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan, 24 August 2006 2008: Maurits Jochems (Netherlands) (acting)New NATO Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan, 7 May 2008 2008–2010: Fernando Gentilini (Italy) 2010–2011: Mark Sedwill (United Kingdom)NATO Secretary General appoints new Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan, 26 January 2010 2011–2012: Simon Gass (United Kingdom)NATO Secretary General appoints new Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan, 9 February 2011 2012–2015: Maurits Jochems (Netherlands)Ambassador Maurits R. Jochems, NATO 2015–2016: Ambassador Ismail Aramaz, (Turkey)Ambassador Ismail Aramaz, NATO 2017-2019: Ambassador Cornelius Zimmermann, (Germany), NATO 2019-2020: Ambassador Nicholas Kay, (United Kingdom) 2020-2021: Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo, (Italy)
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