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List of ambassadors of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the United States

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Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the United States
Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Washington, D.C.
Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Washington, D.C.
Incumbent
Sven Alkalaj
since June 30, 2023
Inaugural holderSven Alkalaj
FormationJune 23, 1994

The Bosnian ambassador in Washington, D.C. is the official representative of the Bosnian government in Sarajevo to the government of the United States.

List of representatives

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The Bosnian embassy in Washington, D.C. in 2005.

This section lists the ambassadors of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the United States since the country's Embassy opened on August 1, 1992. Since its opening, seven people have served as ambassador, five men and two women.

The first ambassador was Sven Alkalaj, designated on April 5 and appointed on June 23, 1994, and served as ambassador until June 14, 2000. He would later on become a prominent diplomat, serve as Bosnia and Herzegovina's Minister of Foreign Affairs and as the country's Permanent Representative to the United Nations.[1]

The first women as ambassador was Bisera Turković, designated on August 10 and appointed on October 3, 2005, serving until May 20, 2009. From 2019 to 2023, like Alkalaj, she also served as Minister of Foreign Affairs.[2]

The current ambassador is Sven Alkalaj, appointed on June 30, 2023.

Diplomatic agreement/designated Diplomatic accreditation Ambassador Observations[3] Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina President of the United States
August 1, 1992 Embassy opened. Alija Izetbegović George H. W. Bush
April 5, 1994 June 23, 1994 Sven Alkalaj Alija Izetbegović Bill Clinton
February 10, 2000 June 14, 2000 Igor Davidović [bs] In 2015, he was the ambassador in Brussels, Belgium. Alija Izetbegović Bill Clinton
August 10, 2005 October 3, 2005 Bisera Turković In 1995, she was the ambassador to Hungary. Ivo Miro Jović George W. Bush
February 27, 2009 May 20, 2009 Mitar Kujundžić [bs] From 2005 until 2008, he served as the ambassador in Berlin, Germany.[4] Nebojša Radmanović Barack Obama
July 19, 2012 July 30, 2012 Jadranka Negodić [bs] [5] Bakir Izetbegović Barack Obama
September 4, 2015 February 2, 2016 Haris Hrle [bs] From 2013 until August 31, 2016, he was the ambassador in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. From April 15, 2010, until 2013, he was the ambassador in Vienna, Austria.[6] Dragan Čović Barack Obama
September 16, 2019 September 16, 2019 Bojan Vujić Bojan Vujić presented on September 16, 2019, to Donald Trump, the President of the United States, the Letters of Credence accrediting His Excellency as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the United States.[7] Željko Komšić Donald Trump
March 20, 2023 June 30, 2023 Sven Alkalaj [8] Željka Cvijanović Joe Biden

38°53′46″N 77°02′50″W / 38.896201°N 77.047184°W / 38.896201; -77.047184

References

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  1. ^ New Permanent Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina Presents Credentials, 5 July 2019
  2. ^ Er.M. (December 23, 2019). "Počela sjednica o imenovanju Vijeća ministara BiH" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  3. ^ Chief of protocol, [1]
  4. ^ Mitar Kujundžić
  5. ^ Jadranka Negodic
  6. ^ Haris Hrle
  7. ^ "Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Washington D.C." www.bhembassy.org. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  8. ^ "Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Washington D.C." www.bhembassy.org. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
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