BAACBH, with sponsorship from the Turkish Coalition of America (TCA), is accepting applications for a stipend internship program for students and recent college graduates who have been accepted for an internship position with members of the U.S. Congress…
On December 8, 2010, Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD), Chairman of the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe also known as the U.S. Helsinki Commission, and Co-Chairman Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL) held a hearing titled…
The Bosniak-American Advisory Council for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BAACBH) commends U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) for introducing Senate Resolution 697 (S. Res. 697) to recognize the 15th anniversary of the Dayton Peace Accords, which was considered and passed…
Revered U.S. foreign policy expert Ambassador Richard Holbrooke passed away last night following complications from aortic surgery. He served in various high-level positions in the U.S. government since the Vietnam War. Ambassador Holbrooke was praised by U.S. Secretary…
The Bosniak-American Advisory Council for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BAACBH) would like to recognize and celebrate the Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) Statehood Day. On November 25, 1943 in a town called Mrkonjic Grad, the Anti-Fascist Council of Bosnia and…
In light of the recently concluded NATO Summit in Lisbon, Portugal, BAACBH would like to remind our supporters of the benefits that NATO membership would bring for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). In December 2006, BiH became a member…
BAACBH would like to congratulate Ms. Anesa Kajtazovic on winning the 21st district seat in the Iowa House of Representatives in the 2010 U.S. midterm elections. Ms. Kajtazovic is the first Bosnian-American to be elected to the State…
The recent midterm elections brought vast changes to the composition of the United States Congress. The Republicans established firm control of the U.S. House of Representatives and Democrats maintain only a slim Senate majority in a shake-up that…
This week BAACBH celebrates the fifteenth anniversary of the signing of the Dayton Peace Accords, which ended the ethnic cleansing and genocide in Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1992 until 1995. While the Peace Accords stopped the war that…
BAACBH applauds the European Council of Ministers for unanimously voting to lift the visa requirement for citizens of BiH. The decision to grant BiH a visa-free regime was made when the Council met in Brussels earlier this month….
BAACBH is pleased to welcome Ms. Virginia Armstrong as its new intern. Ms. Armstrong is from Roanoke, Virginia and holds a B.A. in Philosophy and Religion from Roanoke College and a Master's degree from the Institute for Conflict…