Embassy of the United States

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.

"the United States has treated you ... to a front row seat to watch democracy"
At the Permanent Council on November 6, Ambassador Julie Finley informed OSCE participating States of the outcome of the US elections.

Symposium "Helsinki to Helsinki: The Future of the OSCE"
On October 15, Assistant Secretary David J. Kramer participated in a panel discussion on the future of the OSCE at a symposium co-sponsored by the Finnish Embassy in Washington , DC and the Center for Transatlantic Relations at Johns Hopkins University SAIS.

2008 Human Dimension Implementation Meeting held from Sep. 29 through Oct. 10
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.

500th Open Skies Observation Flight took off on August 20
The 500th military-observation flight under the Open Skies Treaty was flown on August 20, 2008. This remarkable achievement was celebrated, under US Chairmanship, already on July 14 by representatives from the 34 States Parties to the Treaty.