Relations between

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...

and the

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are described as very strong.

History

The 1992–95 war in

was ended with the help of participation by the United States in brokering the 1995

Dayton Agreement The General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also known as the Dayton Agreement or the Dayton Accords ( Croatian: ''Daytonski sporazum'', Serbian and Bosnian: ''Dejtonski mirovni sporazum'' / Дејтонски миро ...

. The United States maintains command of the

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headquarters in

Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see names in other languages'') is the capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its administrative limits. The Sarajevo metropolitan area including 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

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(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 (

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), infrastructure development, and training programs for Bosnian professionals, among others. Additionally, there are many

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s (NGOs) that have likewise played significant roles in the reconstruction. According to the 2012 U.S. Global Leadership Report, 33% of Bosnia and Herzegovina's people approve of U.S. leadership, with 49% disapproving and 18% uncertain.

Diplomatic missions

The

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in Bosnia and Herzegovina is in

. The current Ambassador is Michael J. Murphy. The Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina in

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is Bosnia and Herzegovina's

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to the United States. It is located at 2109 E Street N.W. in Washington, D.C.'s

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neighborhood. The embassy also operates a

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Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

. The current Ambassador is Bojan Vujić.

References

External links

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History

Diplomatic missions

See also

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