Permanent Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the United Nations

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Permanent Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the United Nations
Stalni predstavnik Bosne i Hercegovine pri Ujedinjenim nacijama
Стални представник Босне и Херцеговине при Уједињеним нацијама
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since 6 July 2023
Seat New York City, U.S.
Appointer Presidency
Term length No fixed term
Formation22 May 1992;33 years ago (1992-05-22)
First holder Muhamed Sacirbey
Website bhmissionun.org

The permanent representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the United Nations is Bosnia and Herzegovina's foremost diplomatic representative to the United Nations. The position of permanent representative holds the equivalent rank to that of an ambassador and is appointed by the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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The position of the permanent representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the United Nations is the highest position among all the ambassadors of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The current permanent representative is Zlatko Lagumdžija, having served since 6 July 2023. [1]

List of permanent representatives

The following is a chronological list of those who have held the office:

IncumbentTerm startTerm endRef.
Muhamed Sacirbey 22 May 19922000
Mirza Kušljugić20018 September 2005
Miloš Prica 8 September 20058 January 2009 [2]
Ivan Barbalić 8 January 20096 July 2012 [3]
Mirsada Čolaković6 July 201214 August 2015 [4]
Miloš Vukašinović 14 August 201531 August 2018 [5]
Ivica Dronjić 31 August 20185 July 2019 [6]
Sven Alkalaj 5 July 201930 June 2023 [7]
Zlatko Lagumdžija 6 July 2023Incumbent [1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Zlatko Lagumdžija predao akreditivna pisma generalnom sekretaru UN-a" (in Bosnian). N1. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  2. "NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS". www.un.org. Archived from the original on 31 July 2006.
  3. "Ambasador BiH pri UN-u predao akreditive Ki-moonu" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. 8 January 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
  4. "Stalna predstavnica Bosne i Hercegovine pri Ujedinjenim narodima u Njujorku, ambasadorica Mirsada Čolaković predala akreditivna pisma generalnom sekretaru UN-a Ban Ki-moonu". mvp.gov.ba (in Bosnian). 7 July 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
  5. New Permanent Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina Presents Credentials. UN press office. Published August 13, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  6. "Ivica Dronjić novi stalni predstavnik BiH pri UN-u". www.atvbl.com (in Bosnian). Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  7. New Permanent Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina Presents Credentials, 5 July 2019