James Appathurai

James Appathurai

James Appathurai has been NATO’s spokesman since 2004. Prior to that he was Deputy Head and Senior Planning Officer Policy Planning and Speechwriting at NATO’s Section Political Affairs Division. Before joining the organisation he worked as a Policy Officer in the Canadian Department of National Defence in Ottawa and as an Editorial Assistant for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in Toronto. He has published articles and book chapters on security issues including NATO, peacekeeping, Euro-Atlantic and regional security cooperation.

Spokesman, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)