Michael Scanlan (diplomat)

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Michael Scanlan (born 1961) is a United States diplomat.

Scanlan made a career in the U.S. Department of State, also serving as director of the office of eastern European affairs, and as chargé d'affaires to the U.S. Embassy in Minsk, Belarus from July 2009 to June 2013. [1] [2]

From July 2014 till 2019, Scanlan headed the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Mission to Moldova in Chisinau, [3] also serving as OSCE mediator to the Transdniestrian settlement process. [4]

In 2019 Scanlan moved to Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, succeeding to US diplomat Dennis Walter Hearne as Principal Deputy High Representative under High Representatives Valentin Inzko (until 2021) and Christian Schmidt. As PDHR, Scanlan is also Brčko District Supervisor, although supervision was formally suspended in 2012.

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References

  1. Liechtenstein, Stephanie. "Transdniestrian settlement possible: Ambassador Scanlan". Security and Human Rights Monitor. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  2. History.State.Gov
  3. "Ambassador Michael Scanlan, Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova, speaking at the OSCE Permanent Council, Vienna, Austria, November 16, 2017". U.S. Mission to the OSCE. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  4. "Michael Scanlan takes over duty as Principal Deputy High Representative in BiH". Sarajevo Times. February 7, 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2020.