On December 16, the Atlantic Council hosted private roundtable discussion with John Manza, NATO’s Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Operations. Manza provided an update on the planning and execution of NATO’s Enhanced Forward Presence in Central and Eastern Europe.

Manza has served as NATO’s Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Operations since July 2016. Recently, he has expanded his duties at NATO having been appointed the Alliance’s Senior Civilian Representative in Baghdad, where he will be standing up the new NATO Mission to Iraq. Previously, Manza served as Director for NATO Policy in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. His career includes positions at NATO (Kabul), the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Defense, as well as 20 years in the Marine Corps, with deployments to Central America, Asia and the Middle East.