United States Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina
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This is a list of United States ambassadors to Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...

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The United States recognized the independence of Bosnia-Herzegovina on April 7, 1992, and announced the establishment of diplomatic relations August 6, 1992. A U.S. Embassy was established on November 10, 1993, on the premises of the Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...

 embassy. The embassy in Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....

 was established on July 4, 1994.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Appointed Presentation of Credentials Termination of Mission Background
Victor Jackovich
Victor Jackovich
Victor Jackovich is an American diplomat and former ambassador who was the first United States Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina. He later became Ambassador to Slovenia.-Early life and education:...

May 12, 1992 June 23, 1993 April 17, 1995 Career Foreign Service officer
John K. Menzies
John K. Menzies
Ambassador John K. Menzies is dean of the Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations at Seton Hall University.Prior to appointment at the Whitehead School, Menzies served as the 16th president of Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa, from September 2002 to August 2006. He resigned...

October 3, 1995 January 7, 1996 December 15, 1996 Career Foreign Service officer
Richard Kauzlarich
Richard Kauzlarich
Richard Dale Kauzlarich is an American diplomat, writer, and intelligence analyst.Kauzlarich graduated from Black Hawk College in 1964 with an associate of arts degree. He received his B. A...

August 1, 1997 August 28, 1997 August 20, 1999 Career Foreign Service officer
Thomas J. Miller
Thomas J. Miller (diplomat)
Thomas J. Miller is an American diplomat and previous U.S. Ambassador who currently serves as Director of the Washington, DC office of Independent Diplomat....

July 7, 1999 August 27, 1999 August 23, 2001 Career Foreign Service officer
Clifford G. Bond October 1, 2001 November 2, 2001 August 6, 2004 Career Foreign Service officer
Douglas L. McElhaney
Douglas L. McElhaney
Douglas L. McElhaney is an American diplomat. He served as the Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina 2004–2007.McElhaney, a career officer of the United States Foreign Service, was sworn in as Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina on August 6, 2004 at the State Department and arrived in Sarajevo on...

July 2, 2004 September 15, 2004 May 31, 2007 Career Foreign Service officer
Charles L. English July 2, 2007 October 4, 2007 September 3, 2010 Career Foreign Service officer
Patrick S. Moon August 8, 2010 September 14, 2010 Present Career Foreign Service officer

See also

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina - United States relations
  • Foreign relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Foreign relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina
    The implementation of the Dayton Accords of 1995 has focused the efforts of policymakers in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as the international community, on regional stabilization in the countries-successors of the former Yugoslavia...

  • Ambassadors of the United States

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