OSCE Chairman-in-Office Ian Borg Ensures Organizational Continuity During Leadership Transition

PeopleDiplomats ♦ Published: September 9, 2024; 23:22 ♦ (Vindobona)

In the absence of consensus on the appointment of a new leadership for the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the Chairperson-in-Office, Malta's Minister for Foreign and European Affairs Ian Borg, has taken important steps to ensure the Organization's ability to operate during this transitional period.

Ian Borg emphasized that it is the shared responsibility of the 57 OSCE States to ensure the integrity and functioning of the Organization during the current leadership transition. / Picture: © OSCE/Micky Kroell, ID 561914, (CC BY-ND 4.0)

In his responsibility for executive functions and the coordination of ongoing OSCE activities, Minister Borg announced that Catherine Fearon, Director of the OSCE Conflict Prevention Center and Deputy Head of the OSCE Secretariat, will temporarily assume the duties of Secretary General. This measure entered into force on September 4, 2024, and will remain in place until a new leadership…