Relations between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the United States are described as very strong.
History
The 1992–95 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina was ended with the help of participation by the United States in brokering the 1995 Dayton Agreement. The United States maintains command of the NATO headquarters in Sarajevo. The United States has donated hundreds of millions of dollars to help with infrastructure, humanitarian aid, economic development, and military reconstruction in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Support for Eastern European Democracies (SEED) has played a large role in post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina, including programs in economic development and reform, democratic reform (media, elections), infrastructure development, and training programs for Bosnian professionals, among others. Additionally, there are many non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that have likewise played significant roles in the reconstruction.United States Department of StateWayne Burt, The Reluctant Superpower: United States' Policy in Bosnia, 1991-95 (1997)
According to the 2012 U.S. Global Leadership Report, 33% of Bosnia's people approve of U.S. leadership, with 49% disapproving and 18% uncertain.U.S. Global Leadership Project Report - 2012 Gallup
According to the American embassy in Sarajevo, from 1995 to 2024, USAID spent $2 billion in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with two-thirds of the funds being spent in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the remaining third in Republika Srpska. The country's non-governmental sector was heavily affected by the Trump administration's decision to freeze USAID projects in early 2025.
Diplomatic missions
The U.S. Embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina is in Sarajevo. The current Chargé d'affaires is John Ginkel.
The Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Washington, D.C. is Bosnia and Herzegovina's diplomatic mission to the United States. It is located at 2109 E Street N.W. in Washington, D.C.'s Foggy Bottom neighborhood. The embassy also operates a Consulate-General in Chicago. The current Ambassador is Sven Alkalaj.
Gallery
See also Bosnian Americans United States–Yugoslavia relations
References
Further reading Burt, Wayne. The Reluctant Superpower: United States' Policy in Bosnia, 1991-95 (1997) excerpt also online review Hume, Susan E. "Two decades of Bosnian place-making in St. Louis, Missouri." Journal of Cultural Geography 32.1 (2015): 1-22. Meštrovic, Stjepan G. The Conceit of Innocence: Losing the Conscience of the West in the War against Bosnia (1997), online review Miller, Olivia. "Bosnian Americans." Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America, edited by Thomas Riggs, (3rd ed., vol. 1, Gale, 2014), pp. 331–341. online Puskar, Samira. Bosnian Americans of Chicagoland (Arcadia Publishing, 2007).
External links
History of Bosnia and Herzegovina - U.S. relations