Who we are

The OSCE Mission to Moldova is an OSCE field operation established in 1993. The Mission is the only international organization with a presence on both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River. It has offices on both sides of the internal boundary line – in Chisinau, Tiraspol and Bender. The Mission is led since October 2022 by Kelly Keiderling from the USA and has a total staff of 52, of which 13 are international and 39 local personnel. The Mission’s budget for 2021 is EUR 2,302,700 (Unified budget).