James Warlick will step down as OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair on December 31.

“It has been an honor to serve in the Department of State for more than 30 years,” Warlick said in a Twitter post.

Ambassador James B. Warlick will join Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners’ team in Washington, D.C. in January 2017. He will be responsible for working with U.S. and international clients, development of strategic client relationships, legislation and public policy.