Skip Navigation
UPDATED: 02 Jul 2009 GMT
  • Deputy Secretary James Steinberg talking to OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Dora Bakoyannis at Achillion Palace in Corfu (OSCE/Antonios Doykas) OSCE's Informal Ministerial Meeting in Corfu

    At a press briefing on June 28, 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.”

    Also: Conference website
  • The flags of the OSCE and its participating States in front of the Hofburg in Vienna. (photo: VTO/BPressler) Annual Security Review Conference (ASRC)

    The 2009 ASRC was held at a critical moment for the OSCE. The U.S. urged participated States to take a hard look at the security challenges Europe is facing. "We cannot succeed if some call into question the relevance of the OSCE in addressing those challenges", Bruce Turner, head of the U.S. delegation, emphasized.

    Also: ASRC Conference website
  • A military monitoring officer (right) from the OSCE Mission to Georgia speaks to EU military observers during the withdrawal of Russian troops in October 2008. (photo: OSCE/David Khizanishvili) 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.

    Also: US Statements on the Situation in Georgia
Previous Pause Next
Regional News
Dennis A. Connaughton of the US Defence Threat Reduction Agency stands next to a Saab-340B aircraft after a joint US-Swedish training flight over Slovakia under the Open Skies Treaty in May 2008. (photo: OSCE/Mikhail Evstafiev)

New Fact Sheet
Open Skies Treaty

Ambassadors Bernard Fassier (France), Matthew Bryza (U.S.) and Yury Merzlyakov (Russia), the Co-Chairmen of the OSCE Minsk Group. (photo: OSCE/Mikhail Evstafiev)

OSCE Minsk Group
Co-Chairs Statements

Logo of U.S. Helsinki Commission

U.S. Helsinki Commission
Compliance with Helsinki Final Act

LATEST OSCE CONFERENCES & EVENTS
U.S. Minsk Group co-chair Matthew Bryza at a news conference in Vienna in November 2008. (photo: OSCE/Mikhail Evstafiev)

United States, Russia and France work for Peace
Representatives of the U.S, Russia and France, known in their collective mediation efforts as the Minsk Group, are continuing to work under OSCE auspices to promote peacemaking and resolution of the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh.

Rabbi Andrew Baker, the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on Combating Anti-Semitism (photo: OSCE/Vasileios Gkinopoulos)

Roundtable on combating anti-Semitism was held on March 17
Rabbi Andrew Baker, the newly appointed Personal Representative of the Chairperson-in-Office on Combating Anti-Semitism, and ODIHR jointly hosted an expert meeting to discuss recent trends and developments and help identify tools in the fight against anti-Semitism.

OSCE delegates and staff members watching Obama's Inauguration Ceremony at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna. (photo: VTO/BPressler)

OSCE Celebrates Obama Inauguration
On January 20, Barack Obama was sworn in as President of the United States. Delegations of OSCE participating States and OSCE staff members were invited to watch his inaugural speech at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna.

OSCE military monitoring officers on patrol in Georgia, 3 September 2008. (photo: OSCE/David Khizanishvili)

Closure of OSCE Mission to Georgia
The United States deplores Russia’s decision effectively to veto a measure supported by the overwhelming majority of OSCE participating States to renew the mandate of the Mission to Georgia.

Under Secretary of State William J. Burns, head of the U.S. delegation, at a joint appearance with Greek Foreign Minister Theodora Bakoyannis. (photo: US Embassy Helsinki/Heidi Day)

The 16th OSCE Ministerial Council held in Helsinki
The 16th OSCE Ministerial Council, the central decision-making and governing body of the organization, was held in Helsinki, Finland on December 4-5, 2008. Under Secretary of State William J. Burns led the United States delegation.