Remarks by Secretary Napolitano Before the Joint Meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council and OSCE Forum for Security Cooperation [July 1, 2011]   [open pdf - 322KB]

On July 1, 2011, in Vienna Austria, Secretary Napolitano went before the Joint Meeting of the Organization for Security and Co-Operation in Europe(OSCE) Permanent Council and Forum to discuss the necessity of working together to "tackle transnational threats." Secretary Napolitano stated that: "[g]iven the evolving nature of the threats we face today-from terrorism and organized crime to weapons smuggling, human trafficking, and cyber attacks-the expertise and adaptability of the OSCE and its tools become vitally important."