The U.S. Embassy is saddened by the death of U.S. diplomat and Presiding Arbitrator of the Arbitral Tribunal for the Dispute Over the Inter-Entity Boundary in the Brcko Area Roberts B. Owen. Mr. Owen served as Presiding Arbitrator since his appointment in July, 1996, and in that role made a lasting contribution to peace and stability in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The resolution of the Brcko District’s status as a unit of local self-governance enshrined in the constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina continues to stand as proof that with good will and dialogue, the hardest problems in Bosnia and Herzegovina can be solved.
