The High Commissioner is supported by political, legal, project and administrative staff. The staff make arrangements for his visits and travel with him; provide policy and legal advice on particular country and thematic contexts; draft correspondence, speeches and articles; write background notes and recommend action; contribute to conferences and seminars; manage the HCNM's tension-reducing projects and keep in close touch with useful contacts.

Below is a list of the staff of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities.

Ambassador Knut Vollebaek, High Commissioner

Ilze Brands Kehris, Director

Lars R. Aa. Hansen, Personal Adviser to the High Commissioner (media contact)

Natalie Sabanadze, Senior Adviser/Head of Section

Simon Short, Senior Administrative Officer

Anne Torvik, Secretary to the High Commissioner

Jose Maria Arraiza, Senior Legal Adviser

Pavlo Byalyk, Project Officer

Jennifer Croft, Senior Adviser

Manon de Courten, Project Officer

Bob Deen, Senior Political Adviser

Vincent de Graaf, Senior Legal Adviser

Michael Fox, ICT Specialist

Judith Gimenez, Legal Officer

Kaupo Kand, Senior Adviser

Andrei Khanzhin, Political Adviser 

Christian Knust, Project Officer 

Stéphanie Marsal, Senior Adviser

Dmitry Nurumov, Legal Officer

Alexander Vinnikov, Senior Adviser

Radka Angelova, Administrative Secretary

Olga Bazheika, Administrative Secretary

Diana Broese van Groenou, Project Assistant

Hendrika Eegdeman/Violaine Pellerin, Information Assistants

Karen Foley-Blauw, Administrative Secretary

Lucy de Feijter/Yvonne Kwakkestijn, Senior Administrative Assistants

Eveline Giotta, Procurement Assistant

Miranda Ouweneel, Project Assistant

Michelle Pirotta, Communications and Editorial Assistant

Valentyna Sivaieva, Project Assistant