Helga Schmid

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Helga Schmid
Schmid in 2023
Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 December 2020
Preceded by	Thomas Greminger
Secretary General of the European External Action Service
In office 1 September 2016 – 1 November 2019
President	Federica Mogherini
Preceded by	Alain Le Roy
Succeeded by	Stefano Sannino
Personal details
Born	Helga Maria Schmid (1960-12-08) 8 December 1960 (age 63) Dachau, West Germany (now Germany)
Education	University of Munich Diplomatic Academy of Vienna

Helga Maria Schmid (born 8 December 1960)^[1] is a German diplomat who served as the Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) from 2020 to 2024. Prior to her term with the OSCE, Schmid was the Secretary General of the European External Action Service (EEAS) 2016 to 2020.^[2]

In July 2024, Schmid was nominated to become President of the United Nations General Assembly starting in September 2025.^[3]