Promises to Keep: Kazakhstan's 2010 OSCE Chairmanship

Tuesday, July 22, 2008, 4:00 am

Witnesses

Richard Boucher

Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs

Department of State

Askar Tazhiyev

Charge d'Affaires

Embassy of Kazakhstan

Dr. Martha Olcott

Senior Associate

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Andrea Berg

Researcher on Central Asia

Human Rights Watch

This hearing, presided over by Alcee Hastings, discussed Kazakhstan's bid to chair the OSCE. Kazakhstan, which started the bidding process in 2003, hoped to be the first Central Asian country to lead the OSCE. The Commissioners and witnesses discussed the suitability of Kazakhstan to lead the OSCE, given its track record on democracy and human rights.

Relevant Countries

Kazakhstan

Leadership

Ben Cardin | Alcee Hastings