Philip Remler
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Philip N. Remler is the Head of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Mission to Moldova
.
. Prior to his appointment, he served as Senior Advisor to the U.S. Ambassador in Moscow.
Remler joined the United States Department of State in 1983. Earlier in his career he served in Turkey
, the USSR and Azerbaijan
. Other postings include positions in the State Department and the National Security Council on Iraq
and at the U.S. Embassy to Georgia
. He worked closely with the OSCE Minsk
Group on resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict when he served as Deputy Head of the State Department Office of the Special Negotiator for Regional Conflicts.
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe is the world's largest security-oriented intergovernmental organization. Its mandate includes issues such as arms control, human rights, freedom of the press and fair elections...
Mission to Moldova
Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
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Biography
Philip N. Remler took up his duties as Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova on December 19, 2007 after a career as a Foreign Service Officer with the United States Department of StateUnited States Department of State
The United States Department of State , is the United States federal executive department responsible for international relations of the United States, equivalent to the foreign ministries of other countries...
. Prior to his appointment, he served as Senior Advisor to the U.S. Ambassador in Moscow.
Remler joined the United States Department of State in 1983. Earlier in his career he served in Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, the USSR and Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
. Other postings include positions in the State Department and the National Security Council on Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
and at the U.S. Embassy to Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
. He worked closely with the OSCE Minsk
Minsk
- Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened...
Group on resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict when he served as Deputy Head of the State Department Office of the Special Negotiator for Regional Conflicts.