When Cyber Nations was first unveiled, its third registered player, Depraved, founded an alliance named the Cross Atlantic Treaty Organization. CATO's name was to be short-lived; within a week it was renamed GATO, the Global Alliance and Treaty Organization. The first Assembly Chairman was Depraved who held the position twice in a row. The Minister of Defense was TJ Booth. Levh7 would hold the office of Minister of Foreign Affairs for an unprecedented 5 terms. The Minister of Defense was Jormungand. He, however, would not be elected to this position until after World War I.