Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Independent U.S. government agency
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The Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE), also known as the U.S. Helsinki Commission, is an independent U.S. government commission created by Congress in 1976. The commission was established to monitor and encourage compliance with the Helsinki Final Act, an agreement between the United States, Canada, Russia and all of Europe except Albania. It was later institutionalized as the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in 1995. Representative Millicent Fenwick was a fierce advocator of the commission and advocated for a U.S. body to promote compliance with the commitments of the Helsinki Final Act, alongside Senator Clifford Case. The commission was signed into law by President Ford in 1976.
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