Canadian diplomat
James Appathurai is a Canadian diplomat and academic. He is the current NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Innovation, Hybrid and Cyber, a position he was appointed to in September 2021.[2][3]
Appathurai has worked for NATO since 1998 and was its spokesperson from 2004 to 2010.[1][4] From December 2010 until April 2022, Appathurai was the Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy.[1][5][6][7] During this time, he took on the role of Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia,[8][9][10][11] and held discussions with the government of Georgia about potential NATO accession.[12][13] In 2021, President of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili awarded Appathurai the Order of the Golden Fleece for his contribution to Georgia–NATO relations.[14]
Appathurai was one of three NATO representatives at the 2024 Bilderberg Conference, an annual exclusive gathering of the European and North American political and business elite.[15][16]
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