1975 CSCE Final Act creates the Conference for Security and Co-operation in Europe.
1990 The Charter of Paris for a New Europe refocuses the efforts of the Conference for Security and Co-operation in Europeon post-Cold War issues.
1992 The Conference for Security and Co-operation in Europe creates the office of High Commissioner on National Minorities.
1995 The ''Conference for Security and Co-operation in Europe'' becomes the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.