Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay

General the Right Honourable

The Lord Ismay
General the Right Honourable; The Lord Ismay;
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1st Secretary General of NATO
	In office; 24 March 1952 – 16 May 1957
Preceded by	Post created
Succeeded by	Paul-Henri Spaak
Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations
	In office; 28 October 1951 – 12 March 1952
Prime Minister	Winston Churchill
Preceded by	Patrick Gordon Walker
Succeeded by	The Marquess of Salisbury
Member of the House of Lords; as Baron Ismay
	In office; 6 February 1947 – 17 December 1965
Preceded by	Peerage created
Succeeded by	Peerage extinct
Personal details
Born	Hastings Lionel Ismay; 21 June 1887; Naini Tāl, North-Western Provinces, India; (now in Uttarakhand, India)
Died	17 December 1965 (aged 78); Wormington Grange, near Stanton, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Spouse(s)	Laura Kathleen Clegg
Parents	Stanley Ismay; Beatrice Read
Awards	Knight of the Order of the Garter; Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath; Order of the Companions of Honour; Distinguished Service Order; Mentioned in Despatches
Military service
Nickname(s)	Pug
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	British Indian Army; File:Flag of the British Army.svg United Kingdom Army
Years of service	1905–1946
Rank	20px General
Commands	Secretary General of NATO
Battles/wars	First World War; Second World War

Hastings Lionel Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay KG GCB CH DSO PC (21 June 1887 – 17 December 1965), nicknamed Pug, was a British Indian Army officer and diplomat.

He was Winston Churchill's chief military assistant during the Second World War and he was the first Secretary General of NATO from 1952 to 1957. Ismay was the principal link between Churchill and the Chiefs of Staff Committee. Ismay also accompanied Churchill to many of the Allied war conferences.

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A medal card showing Ismay's entitlement to the British War Medal.
Maurice Hankey, Secretary of the Committee of Imperial Defence
Winston Churchill with the Chiefs of Staff in 1945, including Ismay (standing on the right)
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Ismay (top left) with Roosevelt, Churchill and Admiral Mountbatten at the Casablanca Conference
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Ismay with Sir John Simon in 1945
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Lord Mountbatten of Burma, the last Viceroy of India, with his wife and Pakistani leader Muhammad Ali Jinnah
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Garter banner of the late Lord Ismay in Tewkesbury Abbey

General the Right Honourable The Lord Ismay
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1st Secretary General of NATO
In office 24 March 1952 – 16 May 1957
Preceded by	Post created
Succeeded by	Paul-Henri Spaak
Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations
In office 28 October 1951 – 12 March 1952
Prime Minister	Winston Churchill
Preceded by	Patrick Gordon Walker
Succeeded by	The Marquess of Salisbury
Member of the House of Lords as Baron Ismay
In office 6 February 1947 – 17 December 1965
Preceded by	Peerage created
Succeeded by	Peerage extinct

Personal details
Born	Hastings Lionel Ismay (1887-06-21)21 June 1887 Naini Tāl, North-Western Provinces, India (now in Uttarakhand, India)
Died	17 December 1965(1965-12-17) (aged 78) Wormington Grange, near Stanton, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Spouse(s)	Laura Kathleen Clegg
Parents	Stanley Ismay Beatrice Read
Awards	Knight of the Order of the Garter Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Order of the Companions of Honour Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Despatches
Military service
Nickname(s)	Pug
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	British Indian Army File:Flag of the British Army.svg United Kingdom Army
Years of service	1905–1946
Rank	20px General
Commands	Secretary General of NATO
Battles/wars	First World War Second World War

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