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Helga Schmid
German diplomat / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Helga Maria Schmid (born 8 December 1960)[1] is a German diplomat who has been serving as the Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) since 2020.
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Quick Facts Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Preceded by ...
Helga Schmid | |
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Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe | |
Assumed office 4 December 2020 | |
Preceded by | Thomas Greminger |
Secretary General of the European External Action Service | |
In office 1 September 2016 ā 1 November 2019 | |
President | Federica Mogherini |
Preceded by | Alain Le Roy |
Succeeded by | Stefano Sannino |
Personal details | |
Born | Helga Maria Schmid (1960-12-08) 8 December 1960 (age 63) Dachau, West Germany (now Germany) |
Education | University of Munich Diplomatic Academy of Vienna |
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Prior to that appointment (from 2016 until 2020), she was the Secretary General of the European External Action Service (EEAS).[2]