HomeOffice of the SpokespersonPress Releases...Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with OSCE Secretary General Schmid hide Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with OSCE Secretary General Schmid Readout Office of the Spokesperson July 24, 2023 The following is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with OSCE Secretary General Helga Schmid today in Washington. The two discussed the organization’s success in advancing military, economic, environmental, and human security in Europe and Eurasia despite Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine and its obstruction of important OSCE functions. The Secretary reiterated steadfast U.S. support for the OSCE, including its projects, field operations, and election observation missions throughout the region. Tags Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Office of the Spokesperson Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe The Secretary of State