A NATO summit is a summit meeting that is regarded as a periodic opportunity for heads of state and heads of government of NATO member countries to evaluate and provide strategic direction for Alliance activities. NATO summits are not regular meetings like the more frequent NATO ministerial meetings, but rather are important junctures in the alliance's decision-making process on the highest level. Summits are often used to introduce new policy, invite new members into the alliance, launch major new initiatives, and build partnerships with non-NATO countries.

Participating countries

The following lists current NATO member states: • 🇦🇱 Albania • 🇧🇪 Belgium • 🇧🇬 Bulgaria • 🇨🇦 Canada • 🇭🇷 Croatia • 🇨🇿 Czech Republic • 🇩🇰 Denmark • 🇪🇪 Estonia • 🇫🇮 Finland • 🇫🇷 France • 🇩🇪 Germany • 🇬🇷 Greece • 🇭🇺 Hungary • 🇮🇸 Iceland • 🇮🇹 Italy • 🇱🇻 Latvia • 🇱🇹 Lithuania • 🇱🇺 Luxembourg • 🇲🇪 Montenegro • 🇳🇱 Netherlands • North Macedonia • 🇳🇴 Norway • 🇵🇱 Poland • 🇵🇹 Portugal • 🇷🇴 Romania • 🇸🇰 Slovakia • 🇸🇮 Slovenia • 🇪🇸 Spain • 🇸🇪 Sweden • 🇹🇷 Turkey • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom • 🇺🇸 United States The following lists non-NATO states and organisations currently participating: • 🇦🇲 Armenia • 🇦🇺 Australia • 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan • 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina • 🇪🇺 European Union • Georgia • 🇯🇵 Japan • 🇳🇿 New Zealand • 🇰🇷 South Korea • 🇺🇦 Ukraine

List of NATO summits

From the founding of NATO in 1949, there have been a total of thirty-three NATO summits. Only the traditional summits have received an official number, thereby excluding the exceptional summits of 2001 and 2022 in NATO headquarters in Brussels. The last NATO summit took place in Washington, D.C., United States from 9 to 11 July 2024.