U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release STATEMENT BY SECRETARY ANTONY J. BLINKEN March 15, 2023 Sanctioning Individuals in Bosnia and Herzegovina for Corruption, Destabilizing Activity, and Drug Proliferation As the United States continues to support reform, we are also promoting accountability for the actions of those undermining democratic institutions and ... Read More»

  U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Public Affairs Press Release:            March 15, 2023 Contact:                      Press@Treasury.gov   Treasury Targets Actors in Bosnia and Herzegovina Undermining Stability and Perpetuating Corruption WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated three individuals in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) pursuant to ... Read More»

In recent days, authorities in the Republika Srpska have announced plans for two pieces of repressive, anti-democratic legislation that, if implemented, would drastically impinge on the rights and freedoms of the people living in the Republika Srpska.  This legislation would benefit only the ruling coalition in its effort to consolidate power.  It will hurt everyone ... Read More»

Over the weekend, Reis Kavazovic made some observations about the threat to BiH institutions, which included a statement that “we must be ready to defend this country even with arms.”  Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik responded, complaining that as the leader of a religious institutions Reis Kavazovic should “promote peace and tolerance.”  We received several ... Read More»