Bosnia and Herzegovina

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The High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, with the Office of the High Representative (OHR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, was created in 1995 immediately after the Dayton Peace Agreement to oversee the civilian implementation of this agreement. The High Representative and the OHR represent the countries involved in the Dayton Accords through the Peace Implementation Council. The High Representative is now also the European Union's Special Representative. On 27th February 2007, PIC decided to end the High Representative's mandate on June 30th 2008. However, since the PIC February 2008 review, it was decided to extend that mandate indefinitely until a set of positive benchmarks has been fulfilled.¹ Slovak diplomat Miroslav Lajčák took over from Christian Schwarz-Schilling, who was originally intended to be the last holder of the post, on 30 June 2007.²

High Representatives

So far, all six incumbents have come from EU member states:

• Carl Bildt (1995-1997), Sweden
• Carlos Westendorp (1997-1999), Spain
• Wolfgang Petritsch (1999-2002), Austria
• Lord Ashdown (2002-2006), United Kingdom
• Christian Schwarz-Schilling (2006–2007), Germany
• Miroslav Lajčák (2007–), Slovakia

References

1. ^ Press conference by the High Representative Miroslav Lajčák following the Peace Implementation Council Steering Board session in Brussels on 26-27 February 2008
   Office of the High Representative, 27 Feb 2008, accessed 21 Sept 2008
2. ^ Miroslav Lajčák to succeed Schwarz-Schilling as High Representative, Office of the High Representative, 11 May 2007, accessed 23 May 2007

See also

• EUFOR Althea - European peacekeeping force for overseeing the military implementation of the Dayton agreement.
• European Union Police Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina - Police mission in the framework of the European Union's Common Foreign and Security Policy, helping local police with organised crime and police reform.
• Special Representative of the Secretary-General

External links

• Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina
• European Union Special Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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