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P 051744Z OCT 07
FM AMEMBASSY SARAJEVO
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UNCLAS SARAJEVO 002160 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
EUR FOR DICARLO, EUR/SCE (HOH, FOOKS, STINCHCOMB), S/WCI 
(WILLIAMSON, LAVINE); NSC FOR BRAUN 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL PGOV BK
SUBJECT: AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS 
 
REF: SARAJEVO 2086 
 
 ¶1.  (U)  Ambassador Charles English presented his 
credentials yesterday to the BiH government.  After first 
meeting with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chief of 
Protocol, the Ambassador presented his credentials to Zejlko 
Komsic, Chairman and Croat member of the Tri Presidency, 
during a formal ceremony.  In his remarks, Komsic stressed 
the special position of trust the U.S. retains in Bosnia and 
Bosnia's commitment to pursuing Euro-Atlantic integration. 
He also noted that, as a multi-ethnic country, the U.S. is a 
model for what Bosnia aspires to become. 
 
¶2.  (U)  The Ambassador, in turn, emphasized the U.S. 
commitment to continued robust engagement in Bosnia, noting 
that Bosnia is at a crossroads, and that Bosnia's leaders 
must now make critical choices and demonstrate the ability to 
compromise.  He pledged U.S. support for leaders who are 
committed to advancing a forward-looking vision of the 
country, and stressed the importance of reconciliation.  The 
Ambassador praised Komsic for recent statements acknowledging 
atrocities committed by the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina 
during the war (reftel).  The Ambassador expressed hope that 
other top political leaders would follow Komsic,s lead. 
 
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