Special Representatives of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in 2025

Finland chairs the Organization for Security and Co-operation (OSCE) in 2025.

Chairperson-in-Office, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland Elina Valtonen has invited the following persons as her Special Envoy, Personal and Special Representatives:

Special Envoy of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, H.E. Ambassador Terhi Hakala

Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on Gender, Member of Parliament Saara-Sofia Sirén

Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on Youth, Peace and Security, Student Santeri Leinonen

Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on Civil Society, Executive Director of DEMO Finland Anu Juvonen

Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on Climate and Security, Senior Ministerial Adviser Kerstin Stendahl

Three Personal Representatives:

• Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on Combating Anti-Semitism, Rabbi Andrew Baker (United States of America)
• Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on Combating Intolerance and Discrimination against Muslims, H.E. Ambassador Evren Dağdelen Akgün (Türkiye)
• Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on Combating Rasism, Xenophobia and Discrimination, also focusing on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians and Members of Other Religions, Dr. Regina Polak (Austria)

Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Co-ordinator for Combatting Human Trafficking, Dr. Kari Johnstone (United States of America)

Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the Transdniestrian Settlement Process, H.E. Ambassador Thomas Lenk (Germany)

Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office – Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine, H.E. Ambassador Petr Mareš (Czech Republic)