DAN REDFORD

Deputy Head of Presence

Dan Redford, a secondee of the United Kingdom, joined the OSCE Presence in 2006. He first served as the Presence's Chief Political, Public Affairs and Reporting Officer, and was appointed as Deputy Head on 1 July 2010. He worked as a political party and elections director for the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) in Albania from 2002-2006. Before coming to Albania, he had a political career in local government in the London Borough of Harrow, holding various executive positions. He has also held management positions at Harrods Food Halls in London. He holds a Master's Degree in Sociology and a Bachelor's Degree in Politics from Durham University in the UK. Contact Dan Redford: dan.redford@osce.org

JULIE RASCHKA

Chief Political, Public Affairs and Reporting Officer

Julie Raschka, a United States secondee, joined the OSCE Presence in June 2012. She came to Albania from the U.S. Mission to the OSCE in Vienna, Austria, where she served as a political specialist focusing primarily on the Caucasus region and issues related to conflict prevention and resolution. Prior to that, she worked for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty Organization on budget and finance issues. She holds a Master’s Degree in International History and Politics from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, Switzerland. Contact Julie Raschka: julie.raschka@osce.org

MICHAEL JOHNSON

Chief, Fund Administration

Michael Johnson joined the OSCE Presence in 2010. Prior to joining the OSCE, he held several positions within the Eurasia Foundation, a privately managed foundation, in Washington DC, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. He was also a Peace Corps volunteer in Ukraine. He holds an MBA from the Georgetown McDonough School of Business. Contact Michael Johnson: michael.johnson@osce.org

FIORENTINA AZIZI

Head of the Rule of Law and Human Rights Department

Fiorentina Azizi, an Austrian secondee, joined the Presence in April 2011. She came to Albania from the OSCE Office in Baku, Azerbaijan, where she held the position of judicial training officer. Her working experience prior to joining the OSCE include the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in The Hague, the Austrian Parliament, the Council of Europe’s European Commission of Human Rights, the Argentine Ministry of Justice and the University of Cambridge. Azizi holds a Master's Degree in human rights law from the University of Cambridge and the title “Magistra Iuris” from the University of Vienna. She has published and delivered several publications, lectures and training in the field of protection of international human rights law. Contact Fiorentina Azizi: fiorentina.azizi@osce.org

GUY VINET

Head of Security Co-operation Department

Guy Vinet, a French secondee, joined the Presence in August 2011. A former colonel in the French Gendarmerie, he has extensively worked in South Eastern Europe for the United Nations, NATO and the European Union. His last position was in the French Ministry of Interior, where he was in charge of international co-operation and conducted various missions in Africa. Vinet holds a PhD in Political Science and a Master's Degree in International Relations and Geopolitics from the Paris Sorbonne University. Contact Guy Vinet: guy.vinet@osce.org

MONTSERRAT BATLLÓ

Project Office Co-ordinator

Montserrat Batlló, a Spanish secondee, joined the Presence in Albania in June 2009. Prior to joining the OSCE, she held positions in China, DRC, Rwanda, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Angola with Médecins Sans Frontières, an international NGO providing medical humanitarian assistance. In Spain, she was appointed Director of the Logistics Department and Desk Manager for African missions. Contact Montserrat Batlló: montserrat.batllo@osce.org