Permanent Secretariat

The Permanent Secretariat of the Community of Democracies started operating in January 2009. It provides organizational and conceptual support to the Presidency of the Community of Democracies and the Convening Group. It initiates programmatic and intellectual efforts, and undertakes administrative, operational and technical tasks and maintains contacts with nongovernmental organizations and other partners. As per the Annex to the Bamako declaration the headquarters of the Secretariat are in Warsaw. In June 2008 the Convening Group elected Prof. Bronisław Misztal for the position of Executive Director of the Permanent Secretariat.

Decision to Establish The Permanent Secretariat of the Community of Democracies