Werner Wnendt is a German diplomat and politician who served as the Ambassador of Germany to Canada from 2012 to 2017. [1] Until 2007, he was the head of Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) mission in Kosovo. He was responsible for reporting Kosovo developments to the European Union and OSCE and is considered an expert in Kosovo matters in Western Europe.[ citation needed ]
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The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is the world's largest security-oriented intergovernmental organization. Its mandate includes issues such as arms control, promotion of human rights, freedom of the press, and fair elections. It employs around 3,460 people, mostly in its field operations but also in its secretariat in Vienna, Austria, and its institutions. It has its origins in the mid 1975 Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe (CSCE) held in Helsinki, Finland. The OSCE is concerned with early warning, conflict prevention, crisis management, and post-conflict rehabilitation. Most of its 57 participating countries are in Europe, but there are a few members present in Asia and North America. The participating states cover much of the land area of the Northern Hemisphere. It was created during the Cold War era as an East–West forum.
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Michael Hayward Davenport is a British diplomat, who served as British Ambassador to Kuwait. In 2021 he became the head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo.
