The U.S. Mission to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and its New Chargé d’Affaires

PeopleDiplomats ♦ Published: July 7, 2021; 22:50 ♦ (Vindobona)

A brief look at what the U.S. Mission to the OSCE does and its new Chargé d’Affaires, Courtney E. Austrian.

Chargé d’Affaires Courtney E. Austrian of the US Mission to the OSCE. / Picture: © U.S. Mission to the OSCE

The United States Mission to The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) was established in 1975, not long after the OSCE was created by the Helsinki Accords. It is made up of employees from the Department of State, the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the joint Congressional/Executive Branch Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission). …