The OSCE Ministerial Council adopted on July 18 by consensus the decisions to appoint the following senior-level officials:

• Thomas Greminger (Switzerland) as OSCE Secretary General,
• Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir (Iceland) as Director, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights,
• Lamberto Zannier (Italy) as OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities,
• Harlem Désir (France), as OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media.