Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe


UNITED STATES HELSINKI COMMISSION

An independant agency of the United States Government charged with monitoring and encouraging compliance with the Helsinki Final Act and other commitments of the 55 countries participating in the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).

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Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Chairman
Rep. Christopher H. Smith, Co-Chairman
For Immediate Release
www.csce.gov
October 15, 2001

HEARING TO REVIEW LEADERSHIP OF OSCE
POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE


(Washington) - The United States Helsinki Commission hearing on the Romanian leadership of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) featuring the testimony of The Honorable Mircea Geoana, Foreign Minister of Romania and Chair-in-Office of the OSCE has been postponed until further notice. The hearing was scheduled for Wednesday, October 17, 2001.

The United States Helsinki Commission, an independent federal agency, by law monitors and encourages progress in implementing provisions of the Helsinki Accords. The Commission, created in 1976, is composed of nine Senators, nine Representatives and one official each from the Departments of State, Defense and Commerce. Additional information about the Commission is available on the Internet at http://www.csce.gov.

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