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High Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Incumbent Valentin Inzko since March 26, 2009
Inaugural holder	Carl Bildt December 14, 1995
Formation	Dayton Peace Agreement December 14, 1995
Website	Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina

This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Constitution Dayton Agreement Peace Implementation Council High Representative Valentin Inzko Presidency Chairmen Željko Komšić Nebojša Radmanović Haris Silajdžić Ministries Chairman Nikola Špirić Parliament House of Peoples House of Representatives Political parties Elections 2002 2006 Foreign relations EU accession Political divisions Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina House of Representatives President Borjana Krišto Prime Minister Mustafa Mujezinović Republika Srpska National Assembly President Rajko Kuzmanović Prime Minister Milorad Dodik Brčko District

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The High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, with the Office of the High Representative (OHR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, was created in 1995 immediately after the Dayton Peace Agreement to oversee the civilian implementation of this agreement. The High Representative and the OHR represent the countries involved in the Dayton Accords through the Peace Implementation Council. The High Representative is now also the European Union's Special Representative. On 27 February 2007, PIC decided to end the High Representative's mandate on June 30 2008. However, since the PIC February 2008 review, it was decided to extend that mandate indefinitely until a set of positive benchmarks has been fulfilled.^[1] All of the High Representatives have been from EU countries, while their principal deputies have been from the United States.

High Representatives

• Carl Bildt (December 14, 1995 - June 18, 1997), Sweden
• Carlos Westendorp (June 18, 1997 - August 18, 1999), Spain
• Wolfgang Petritsch (August 18, 1999 - May 27, 2002), Austria
• Lord Ashdown (May 27, 2002 - January 31, 2006), United Kingdom
• Christian Schwarz-Schilling (January 31, 2006 - July 2, 2007), Germany
• Miroslav Lajčák (July 2, 2007 - March 26, 2009), Slovakia
• Valentin Inzko (March 26, 2009 - Present), Austria

See also

• EUFOR Althea - European peacekeeping force for overseeing the military implementation of the Dayton agreement.
• European Union Police Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina - Police mission in the framework of the European Union's Common Foreign and Security Policy, helping local police with organised crime and police reform.
• Special Representative of the Secretary-General

External links

• Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina
• European Union Special Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina

References