Douglas Wake has focused over four decades as a diplomat and international civil servant on multilateral cooperation, human rights, democracy, the rule of law, sustainable economic development, conflict management, and European security. He served with the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) as Deputy Head of Mission in Belgrade (2004-06), First Deputy Director of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Warsaw (2009-13) and strategic policy expert in Vienna (2018-21). Doug has participated in many OSCE/ODIHR election missions, including as Head of Mission in Uzbekistan, Poland, Greece, Serbia, Hungary, Moldova, and Armenia. Doug was previously a United States diplomat in posts that included Stockholm, New York, Leningrad, Yangon, Riga, Moscow and Washington. He has taught at Columbia University, the US Army War College, and universities in Latvia. Doug earned bachelor's and master's degrees from Columbia University, and a certificate from Columbia's Harriman Institute.