Christophe Kamp

Christophe Kamp of the Netherlands is the seventh OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, appointed in December 2024.

Prior to his appointment, Kamp served as the Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the OSCE. He also worked as Director of the office of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities. Christophe Kamp has nearly 25 years of experience as a diplomat in the Foreign Ministry of the Netherlands and the European External Action Service, with assignments in Europe and Africa.

Before joining the Foreign Ministry of the Netherlands in 2001, Kamp worked at the UN Department of Political Affairs in New York and with the UN Human Rights Field Operation in Rwanda. Kamp has a Master’s degree in Political Science from Leiden University and a Master’s degree in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School.

Former High Commissioners

The First High Commissioner (1992 - 2001) Max van der Stoel 

The Second High Commissioner (2001 - 2007) Rolf Ekeus

The Third High Commissioner (2007 - 2013) Knut Vollebaek

The Fourth High Commissioner (2013 - 2016) Astrid Thors

The Fifth High Commissioner (2017 - 2020) Lamberto Zannier

The Sixth High Commissioner (2020 - 2024) Kairat Abdrakhmanov