On Friday, November 16, 2012, the High Representative for BiH, Ambassador Valentin Inzko spoke at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars on the topic of "Euro-Atlantic Integration and Ethno-nationalism – Two Dynamics at Work in Bosnia and…
The Congressional Caucus on Bosnia (Bosnian Caucus), co-chaired by Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Congressman Russ Carnahan (D-MO), saw the loss of five members in the election of 2012. The Bosnian Caucus will now have 26 members from…
While thinking of the EU receiving the Nobel Peace Prize for its role in contributing to the advancement of peace and reconciliation and democracy in Europe, it is difficult to ignore the reality of the Balkan wars and…
The fifteen month long stalemate brought on by BiH's power-grabbing politicians after the elections on October 3, 2010, echoes in full blast with the results of the European Union 2012 Progress Report that came out on October 10,…
On Sunday, October 7, 2012 Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) held local elections and according to the results, the Party of Democratic Action (SDA) won the largest number of seats, 34, in the Federation of BiH followed by the…
On September 13, 2012, ACBH hosted the "Syria: Lessons from Bosnia" event on Capitol Hill. Recently, there have been several comparisons in the media about what is happening in Syria to the conflict that occurred in Bosnia and…
On September 13-14, 2012, the Advisory Council for Bosnia and Herzegovina (ACBH) hosted the third annual "Bosnia and Herzegovina Days on Capitol Hill" event in Washington, D.C. This yearly event serves as a way for ACBH to introduce…
On September 10, 2012 ACBH Executive Director, Ms. Ajla Delkic attended a special discussion panel at Georgetown University titled, "The Legacies of War and Reconciliation in Bosnia and Herzegovina" hosted by the university's Berkley Center for Religion, Peace…
ACBH is disheartened to see that the government of BiH will be unable to meet the August 31st deadline set forth by the EU to implement the "Sejdic-Finci" decision. EU policy makers had hoped that their “Road Map…
The Advisory Council for Bosnia and Herzegovina (ACBH) would like to welcome Ambassador Jadranka Negodic, the newly appointed Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the United States. On July 30, 2012, Ambassador Negodic presented her letters of credence…
The 2nd Congressional staff trip to BiH that ACBH helped to organize concluded on August 12, 2012. The trip consisted of a delegation of 12 senior Senate and House of Representatives staffers and was sponsored by the Turkish…
On June 5, 2012, Ambassador Peter Sørensen, who serves as the European Union Special Representative to Bosnia and Herzegovina, spoke at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C. Since his arrival, he oversaw the…