{"id":375065,"date":"2026-01-17T11:13:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T11:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/375065\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T11:13:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T11:13:30","slug":"uk-appoints-new-military-representative-to-nato-and-eu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/375065\/","title":{"rendered":"UK appoints new Military Representative to NATO and EU"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lieutenant General Eldon Millar CVO MBE has been appointed as the United Kingdom\u2019s next Military Representative to NATO and the European Union.<\/p>\n

He will take up the role on 20 January 2026, replacing Lieutenant General Sir Ian Cave KCB, who is retiring after nearly 40 years of service in the British Army.<\/p>\n

The appointment was confirmed by the Chief of the Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton, who highlighted Lieutenant General Millar\u2019s recent senior NATO roles. Millar most recently served as Deputy Commander of NATO\u2019s Rapid Deployable Corps \u2013 Italy and the NATO Allied Reaction Force, where he was involved in NATO force readiness and operational command structures.<\/p>\n

Lieutenant General Millar began his military career in the Royal Engineers, specialising in Explosive Ordnance Disposal. His service includes operational deployments with NATO in the Balkans and the Middle East, as well as joint and staff roles within the Ministry of Defence.<\/p>\n

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Announcing the appointment, Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton said: \u201cI am delighted to congratulate Lieutenant General Eldon Millar on his appointment. As Deputy Commander of NATO\u2019s Rapid Deployable Corps \u2013 Italy and the Allied Reaction Force, his unwavering leadership has been central to NATO\u2019s very high readiness capabilities.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cAs Military Representative to NATO and the European Union, he will play a critical role in maintaining security in the Euro-Atlantic.\u201d Sir Richard also paid tribute to Lieutenant General Sir Ian Cave, thanking him for his service during what he described as a defining period for the Alliance.<\/p>\n

Commenting on his appointment, Lieutenant General Millar said: \u201cIt is my privilege to represent the UK at the epicentre of Euro-Atlantic security.\u201d He added that NATO was \u201cworking relentlessly to guard the security of our one billion citizens and to support Ukraine in the face of Russia\u2019s illegal invasion.\u201d He continued: \u201cI am ready to build on the United Kingdom\u2019s longstanding commitment to the Alliance. I look forward to working closely with our Allies to strengthen our Alliance and support Ukraine\u2019s fight for freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n

Outgoing Military Representative Lieutenant General Sir Ian Cave said: \u201cAt such a critical juncture for the Alliance and global security, it has been an honour to represent the UK as the Military Representative to NATO.\u201d He added that the appointment of Lieutenant General Millar \u201csignifies the measure of the UK\u2019s NATO First approach.\u201d<\/p>\n

UK Permanent Representative to NATO, Ambassador Angus Lapsley, also welcomed the appointment, saying: \u201cLieutenant General Millar\u2019s appointment as Military Representative is great news for UK leadership in NATO.\u201d He added that he looked forward to welcoming him to the UK\u2019s joint delegation in Brussels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lieutenant General Eldon Millar CVO MBE has been appointed as the United Kingdom\u2019s next Military Representative to NATO…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":375066,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[59,57,58,50,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-375065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-kingdom","tag-gb","tag-great-britain","tag-greatbritain","tag-news","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375065","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=375065"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375065\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/375066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=375065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=375065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=375065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}