On April 5, 1992, the Serb forces of then self-proclaimed Republika Srpska, along with the Yugoslav People’s Army, besieged Sarajevo with a clear intent to destroy its multiethnic fabric, and eliminate any resemblance of religious and cultural cohabitation. Sarajevo is a city where Christianity, Islam and Judaism flourished side by side for centuries, and its residents have historically lived in unity. The siege of Sarajevo became the longest siege in modern day history, and it not only marked the start of the war of aggression against Bosnia and Herzegovina, but also the beginning of genocide and ethnic cleansing of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s non-Serb population.

November 22, 2017 – Washington, D.C. – The Advisory Council for Bosnia and Herzegovina (ACBH) welcomes the decision of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in ruling that Ratko Mladic, former Bosnian Serb general, committed genocide in…

November 21, 2017 – Washington, D.C. – The Advisory Council for Bosnia and Herzegovina (ACBH) is pleased to announce the appointment of new members to the organization’s Board of Directors effective November 21, 2017. Adnan Hadrovic will serve as…

January 18, 2017 – Washington, D.C. – The Advisory Council for Bosnia and Herzegovina (ACBH) applauds the United States government for enacting financial sanctions against Milorad Dodik, President of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s (BiH) entity Republika Srpska (RS). In a press release…

June 12, 2015 – Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ), co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Bosnia introduced a new resolution on Bosnia and Herzegovina, H.Res. 310, marking the 20th anniversary of the Srebrenica Genocide. The…

December 2, 2014 – Washington, D.C. – Congressional Caucus on Bosnia Member, Congressman William Lacy Clay (D-MO) sent a letter of condolence to the Bosnian American community today expressing his deepest sympathies regarding the murder of thirty two…

December 1, 2014 – Washington, D.C. – The Advisory Council for Bosnia and Herzegovina (ACBH) mourns the loss of Zemir Begic, a thirty two year old Bosnian American man who was brutally attacked by at least three teenagers with…

Dear Friends of ACBH and Bosnia and Herzegovina,      On behalf of the ACBH Board of Directors, volunteers, and staff, I would like to thank you for supporting ACBH in 2013, and we wish you and your…

November 25, 2013 – Washington, D.C. –Seventy years ago, over two hundred delegates from all across Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) came together in Mrkonjic Grad and formed the Anti-Fascist Council of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ZAVNOBiH). It was on…

While political and economic stagnation continues to plague Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and while the society remains devoid of justice for rape, camp and genocide survivors and without a strong political compass to guide the country in the…

Now is the Time The United States of America is the only remaining superpower in the world today. It holds the key to the balance of political and economic power across many regions of the world including Bosnia…