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Bilateral relations
Relations between
Bosnia and Herzegovina
and the
United States
are described as very strong.
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History
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The
1992?95 war
in
Bosnia and Herzegovina
was ended with the help of participation by the United States in brokering the 1995
Dayton Agreement
. The United States maintains command of the
NATO
headquarters in
Sarajevo
. The United States has donated hundreds of millions of dollars to help with infrastructure, humanitarian aid, economic development, and military reconstruction in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The
U.S. Agency for International Development
(USAID) and Support for Eastern European Democracies (SEED) has played a large role in post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina, including programs in economic development and reform, democratic reform (
media
,
elections
),
infrastructure
development, and training programs for Bosnian professionals, among others. Additionally, there are many
non-governmental organizations
(NGOs) that have likewise played significant roles in the reconstruction.
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According to the 2012 U.S. Global Leadership Report, 33% of Bosnia's people approve of U.S. leadership, with 49% disapproving and 18% uncertain.
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Diplomatic missions
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The
U.S. Embassy
in Bosnia and Herzegovina is in
Sarajevo
. The current Ambassador is
Michael J. Murphy
.
The Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina in
Washington, D.C.
is Bosnia and Herzegovina's
diplomatic mission
to the United States. It is located at 2109 E Street N.W. in Washington, D.C.'s
Foggy Bottom
neighborhood.
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The embassy also operates a
Consulate-General
in
Chicago
.
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The current Ambassador is
Sven Alkalaj
.
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See also
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References
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This article incorporates
public domain material
from
U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets
.
United States Department of State
.
Further reading
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- Burt, Wayne.
The Reluctant Superpower: United States' Policy in Bosnia, 1991-95
(1997)
excerpt
also
online review
- Hume, Susan E. "Two decades of Bosnian place-making in St. Louis, Missouri."
Journal of Cultural Geography
32.1 (2015): 1-22.
- Me?trovic, Stjepan G.
The Conceit of Innocence: Losing the Conscience of the West in the War against Bosnia
(1997),
online review
- Miller, Olivia. "Bosnian Americans."
Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America,
edited by Thomas Riggs, (3rd ed., vol. 1, Gale, 2014), pp. 331?341.
online
- Puskar, Samira.
Bosnian Americans of Chicagoland
(Arcadia Publishing, 2007).
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