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The OSCE Secretary General is appointed by the Ministerial Council for a period of three years, which may be renewed for a further term.
According to the mandate, the Secretary General derives his/her authority from the collective decisions of the participating States. He/she acts as the representative of the Chairman-in-Office, and as OSCE Chief Administrative Officer.
Ambassador Marc Perrin de Brichambaut of France is the current Secretary General, having been appointed for a three-year term in June 2005.
The post of Secretary General was originally created by the CSCE Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs at their Third Meeting, which was held in Stockholm on 14-15 December 1992.
The role and responsibilities of the Secretary General were further elaborated by subsequent decisions, including Ministerial Council Decision No. 15/04 from December 2004.
OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut and Mission to BiH Spokesperson Mersiha Causevic-Podzic do a final check before a television interview with BHTV in Sarajevo, 17 March 2008. (OSCE/Edib Jahic)
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Third Meeting of the CSCE Council of Ministers, Stockholm
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Ministerial Council Decision No. 15/04
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