The British career diplomat, Ambassador Michael Davenport, took over today as the Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo. Ambassador Davenport has extensive experience in the Western Balkans region, having served as EU Ambassador and Head of EU Delegation to Serbia from 2013 to 2017 and as British Ambassador to Serbia from 2010 to 2013. From 2007 to 2010 he served as Director for Russia, the South Caucasus and Central Asia in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the United Kingdom. Since 2017 Ambassador Davenport has served as British Ambassador to Kuwait.
Ambassador Davenport, a qualified British lawyer and distinguished diplomat, has experience overseeing programs in the areas of rule of law, minority rights and good governance. He is the eighth head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo since its inception in 1999 and succeeds Ambassador Jan Braathu of Norway.
