Congressman Jason Crow Accepts Appointment to NATO Parliamentary Assembly

WASHINGTON – Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06), former Army Ranger and member of the House Armed Services and House Intelligence Committees, today accepted Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s appointment to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. NATO Parliamentary Assembly members serve as an essential link between NATO and member nations across the Atlantic Alliance, facilitating open dialogue among members to influence critical decisions related to defense and diplomacy.

Speaker Pelosi announced the appointment today during the House’s pro forma session. 

“I’ve spent my career safeguarding our country. We know America is stronger and safer when we build alliances in support of security, human rights, and democracy.  I’m proud to be appointed by Speaker Pelosi to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly to represent America’s interests with the alliance,” said Congressman Crow. 

The NATO Parliamentary Assembly was created in 1955 to provide a unique, specialized forum for members of parliament to provide greater transparency of NATO policies and foster better understanding of the Alliance’s objectives and missions among legislators and citizens. The Assembly is a separate institution from NATO’s main political decision-making body of 30 governments. Since the Cold War, the NATO Parliamentary Assembly has assumed the role of integrating into its work parliamentarians from countries seeking a closer association with NATO. By strengthening parliamentary democracy throughout the Euro-Atlantic region and beyond, NATO Parliamentary Assembly complements and reinforces NATO’s partnership and cooperation. 

Crow has recently led efforts to strengthen ties with U.S. international allies, including introducing bipartisan legislation to improve the intelligence community’s ability to assess the will to fightof allies, allow U.S. contributions to NATO to be used for improving climate resilience of our NATO partners’ military installations, and to honor our promises to U.S. friends and partners in Afghanistan with the introduction of theAfghan Adjustment Act. 

Last December, Crow led a U.S. Congressional delegation to Kyiv to discuss Russia’s military aggression in Ukraine and in April, he joined Speaker Pelosi in a Congressional delegation visit with President Zelensky. Crow continues to advocate for humanitarian and military assistance to support Ukraine’s fight for its freedom, which includes requestingadditional military aid, urging expedited immigration status, and pressing for critical medical support for Ukrainians and nearby NATO countries. 

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