Ambassador Daniel B. Baer, Author at U.S. Mission to the OSCE

Press Availability by Ambassador Baer at the 2016 OSCE Ministerial Council

The top issue on the Ministerial this year was, as it has been for the last three years, the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine and Russia’s role in violating Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. In fact, my delegation was listening carefully to the statements of all of the Heads of Delegation of the 57 OSCE ...

By Ambassador Daniel B. Baer | 9 December, 2016 | Topics: Events, Former U.S. Ambassadors, Ukraine Crisis

Mind the GONGOs: How Government Organized NGOs Troll Europe’s Largest Human Rights Conference

GONGOs are nothing more than the real-world equivalent of the internet troll armies that insecure, authoritarian, repressive regimes have unleashed on Twitter.

By Ambassador Daniel B. Baer | 30 September, 2016 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Former U.S. Ambassadors, Human Rights

Keeping an International Eye on Ukraine

Keeping an International Eye on Ukraine Leaders should insist that Russian separatists in the east not obstruct cease-fire monitoring missions. Wall Street Journal August 16, 2016 Op-ed by Ambassador Daniel Baer For the third year in a row, August is proving a particularly deadly month in eastern Ukraine. Russian fighters, funds, weapons and equipment have kept the conflict ...

By Ambassador Daniel B. Baer | 16 August, 2016 | Topics: Former U.S. Ambassadors

Democracy Defender Award: Ambassador Baer’s Remarks

The voices of people like Oleksandra remind everyone that there is no alternative to continuing the fight for reform and for a stronger Ukraine.

By Ambassador Daniel B. Baer | 24 February, 2016 | Topics: Civil Society and NGOs, Former U.S. Ambassadors, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine

We Must Never Forget – Holocaust Remembrance Day: Statement to the PC

This is a time to reaffirm our commitments and responsibilities to ourselves and future generations. It is incumbent upon us, the participating States of the OSCE, to make real the words, “Never forget. Never again.”

By Ambassador Daniel B. Baer | 21 January, 2016 | Topics: Statements, Tolerance and Non-discrimination

On Russia’s Ongoing Violations in Ukraine: Statement to the PC

The New Year offers the chance to intensify our efforts to implement Minsk and resolve the conflict in eastern Ukraine. We welcome the extension of the Minsk agreements into 2016, but stress that the Russian Federation must implement its Minsk commitments, including honoring the ceasefire, granting unimpeded access to SMM monitors, facilitating agreement on election ...

By Ambassador Daniel B. Baer | 21 January, 2016 | Topics: Statements, Ukraine Crisis | Tags: Russia, Ukraine

European Security, Transatlantic Solidarity, and the “Moment” We’re In

A talk by Ambassador Daniel B. Baer at the Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy | March 19, 2015 Thank you—thank you for that kind introduction—thank you for having me, and thank you to all of you for starting your Thursday evening with me. The last 2 years have turned out to be much ...

By Ambassador Daniel B. Baer | 19 March, 2015 | Topics: Former U.S. Ambassadors

Statement by U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt and U.S. Ambassador to the OSCE Daniel Baer on Ukrainian Parliamentary Elections

Kyiv, October 26, 2014 Today we were privileged to observe Ukrainian democracy in action as the nation went to the polls for the second time this year, this time voting for a new Parliament. Over the course of several hours the Embassy visited ten polling places throughout Kyiv to see how this historic day was unfolding. ...

By Ambassador Daniel B. Baer | 26 October, 2014 | Topics: Statements

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