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Chairman of the European Union Military Committee

The chairman of the European Union Military Committee (CEUMC) is the four-star rank officer representing and presiding over the European Union's (EU) Military Committee (EUMC), composed of the chiefs of defence (CHODs) of the EU member states. The chairman is selected by the chiefs of defence of the member states and appointed by the members of the Council of the European Union for a three-year term.

Chairman of the European Union Military Committee

High Representative

Kortenberg building, Brussels, Belgium

3 years

General Gustav Hägglund

December 2000

europa.eu

Acting as the spokesperson for the EUMC

Participating in meetings as appropriate

Political and Security Committee

Acting as the military adviser to the (HR) who heads the EEAS European External Action Service

High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

Representing the primary point of contact with the Operation Commanders of the EU's military operations

Attending Council meetings with defence and security implications

High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

Director General of the European Union Military Staff

Chairman of the NATO Military Committee

Supreme Allied Commander Europe

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