Mission of the United States

17th OSCE Ministerial Council held in Athens
The 17th OSCE Ministerial Council, the central decision-making and governing body of the organization, was held in Athens, Greece on December 1-2, 2009. Under Secretary of State James Steinberg led the United States delegation.

Secretary Clinton's video opens TIP Conference on September 14, 2009
In her video message to the OSCE's 9th Alliance Against Trafficking in Persons Conference, Secretary Hillary Clinton emphasized the "three Ps" of the anti-trafficking fight -- prosecution, protection and prevention.

2009 Human Dimension Implementation Meeting held from Sep. 28 through Oct. 9
The annual HDIM brings together hundreds of government representatives, human rights activists, and international experts from the OSCE region to benchmark progress of governments in meeting their mutually-agreed human rights and democracy commitments.

Informal OSCE Ministerial Meeting held in Corfu on June 27-28, 2009
Deputy Secretary James Steinberg stressed that “one of the great strengths of OSCE is its inclusiveness. It involves all the countries of the Euro-Atlantic region and it really represents the opportunity to fulfill the vision of a Europe whole and free.”

OSCE Presence in Georgia
The United States deeply regrets that consensus could not be reached on the Greek OSCE Chairmanship’s proposal for an OSCE Office in Tbilisi and monitoring mission in Georgia.