Ambassador Michael Davenport
A British career diplomat, Ambassador Michael Davenport, assumed his duties as Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo on 22 March 2021.
Ambassador Davenport has extensive experience of the Western Balkans region, having served as EU Ambassador and Head of the EU Delegation in Serbia from 2013 to 2017 and as British Ambassador to Serbia from 2010 to 2013.
Between 2007 and 2010, he served as Director for Russia, South Caucasus and Central Asia in the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Prior to heading the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Davenport served as British Ambassador to Kuwait.
Ambassador Davenport is a qualified British solicitor and experienced diplomat and has a track record of overseeing programmes in the areas of rule of law, minority rights and good governance.
Former Heads of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo
2016-2020: Jan Braathu (Norway)
2012-2016: Jean-Claude Schlumberger (France)
2008-2012: Werner Almhofer (Austria)
2007-2008: Tim Guldimann (Switzerland)
2005-2007: Werner Wnendt (Germany)
2002-2005: Pascal Fieschi (France)
1999-2001: Dan Everts (Netherlands)