United States Mission to the OSCE

The mission concept dates from the early 1990s. It grew out of the need to deal with intra-State conflicts in the period of post-Communist transition. The Organization now employs about 3,000 staff in 18 missions and field activities located in South-eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

Although no two mandates are the same, generally speaking the missions' purposes are twofold: to facilitate the political processes that are intended to prevent or settle conflicts, and to ensure that the OSCE community is kept informed of developments in the countries where missions are present. The mandates, composition and operation of missions and other field activities are increasingly varied, underlining the flexibility of this instrument. However, for all missions, human dimension issues, democracy and building the rule of law are a central task.

South-Eastern Europe

• OSCE Presence in Albania
• OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
• OSCE Mission to Montenegro
• OSCE Mission to Serbia
• OSCE Mission in Kosovo
• OSCE Mission to Skopje

Eastern Europe

• OSCE Mission to Moldova
• OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine

Caucasus

• OSCE Office in Baku
• OSCE Office in Yerevan

Central Asia

• OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
• OSCE Centre in Astana
• OSCE Centre in Bishkek
• OSCE Office in Tajikistan
• OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan

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