The politics of Bosnia and Herzegovina are defined by a parliamentary,representative democratic framework,where the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina,named by the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina,is the head of government. Executive power is exercised by the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Legislative power is vested in both the Council of Ministers and the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Members of the Parliamentary Assembly are chosen according to a proportional representation system. The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature.
The General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina,also known as the Dayton Agreement or the Dayton Accords,and colloquially known as the Dayton in ex-Yugoslav parlance,is the peace agreement reached at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton,Ohio,United States,finalised on 21 November 1995,and formally signed in Paris,on 14 December 1995. These accords put an end to the three-and-a-half-year-long Bosnian War,which was part of the much larger Yugoslav Wars.
Francisco Javier Solana de Madariaga CYC is a Spanish physicist and PSOE politician. After serving in the Spanish government as Foreign Affairs Minister under Felipe González (1992–1995) and as the Secretary General of NATO (1995–1999),leading the alliance during Operation Allied Force,he was appointed the European Union's High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy,Secretary General of the Council of the European Union and Secretary-General of the Western European Union and held these posts from October 1999 until December 2009.
Klaus Kinkel was a German statesman,civil servant,diplomat and lawyer who served as the minister of Foreign affairs (1992–1998) and the vice chancellor of Germany (1993–1998) in the government of Helmut Kohl.
Wolfgang Petritsch is an Austrian diplomat who served as the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1999 to 2002.
The High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina,together with the Office of the High Representative (OHR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina,were created in 1995 immediately after the signing of the Dayton Agreement which ended the 1992–1995 Bosnian War. The purpose of the High Representative and the OHR is to oversee the civilian implementation of the Dayton agreement. They also serve to represent the countries involved in the implementation of the Dayton Agreement through the Peace Implementation Council (PIC),which chooses the High Representative.
Muhamed "Mo" Sacirbey,born as Muhamed Šaćirbegović,is a Bosnian-American lawyer,businessman,and diplomat. He rose to prominence in the 1990s when Bosnia and Herzegovina appointed him to be their ambassador to the United Nations. Sacirbey also served briefly as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Haris Silajdžić is a Bosnian politician and academic who served as the 5th Bosniak member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2006 to 2010. He was the Prime Minister of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1993 to 1996.
Sven Alkalaj is a Bosnian diplomat who has served as Bosnia and Herzegovina ambassador to the United States since June 2023. He previously served as the Permanent Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the United Nations from 2019 to 2023. Alkalaj also served as the country's Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2007 until 2012. He held the post of executive secretary of UNECE between 2012 and 2014 as well.
The Peace Implementation Council (PIC) is an international body charged with implementing the Dayton Peace Agreement for Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Council was established at an implementation conference held in London,United Kingdom,on December 8 and 9,1995,subsequent to the completion of the negotiations of the accord the preceding month. The Council is,in effect,the realisation,through the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina,which it appoint,of the international community's governance of Bosnia and Herzegovina after signature of the Dayton Agreement. The international control over Bosnia and Herzegovina is to last until the country is deemed politically and democratically stable and self-sustainable.
Miroslav Lajčák is a Slovak politician and diplomat,former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic. In addition,Lajčák also served as President of the United Nations General Assembly for the 72nd session from 2017 until 2018.
Lawrence E. Butler was the United States Ambassador to the Republic of Macedonia from 2002 to 2005.
Nikola Poplašen is a former Bosnian Serb politician. He was the president of Republika Srpska from late 1998 to 1999. He was removed by the High Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina,Carlos Westendorp,on 5 March 1999. The removal was enforced on 2 September 1999.
United Nations Security Council resolution 1112,adopted unanimously on 12 June 1997,after recalling 1031 (1995) and 1088 (1996),the Council approved the appointment of Carlos Westendorp as High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
United Nations Security Council resolution 1256,adopted unanimously on 3 August 1999,after recalling 1031 (1995),1088 (1996) and 1112 (1997),the Council approved the appointment of Wolfgang Petritsch as High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The Ambassador Permanent Representative of Spain to the European Union is a senior diplomat of the Spanish government representing the Kingdom of Spain before the Institutions of the European Union. As such,it is the official responsible for carrying out the guidelines established by the Minister of Foreign Affairs or,by delegation,by the Secretary of State for the European Union.
Stefano Sannino is an Italian diplomat and European civil servant.
General elections were held in Republika Srpska on 12 and 13 September 1998. They were third parliamentary election and second presidential election in three years.
General elections were held in Republika Srpska on 11 November 2000 alongside nationwide parliamentary elections. They were the third general elections in Republika Srpska since the end of Bosnian War.
The Ambassador Permanent Representative of Spain to the United Nations is an official of the Government of Spain belonging to the diplomatic corps representing Spain before the United Nations (UN) based in New York City,United States. This permanent representation,unlike the Permanent Representation of Spain to the European Union,does not have its own legislation and is regulated by the general regulations governing diplomatic missions,by international law and by the internal law of the UN.
