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Nelson: Support in building efficient government that serves all its citizens

FENA Press release

SARAJEVO, February 15 (FENA) - The United States will continue to support people working to build a safer and prosperous country in which respect for the rule of law and effective government are there to serve all citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina, said the newly-appointed US Ambassador to BiH Eric Nelson.

In his message addressed to the citizens of BiH ahead of his takeover of the duty, Nelson said that as a grandson of Slovak and Scandinavian immigrants he is proud of the diversity that has made the United States a great nation it is today.

"I am also proud to be a civil servant who first represented his country as a volunteer for the Peace Corps in Liberia, and for the past 30 years working as a diplomat," he added.

He noted that he was looking forward to visiting communities throughout BiH to get acquainted with the history of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the culture and diversity and to hear about what the citizens hope for in terms of the future of BiH, for themselves and for generations to come.

The US Senate confirmed Eric Nelson, in a vote on January 2, as the new US Ambassador to BiH. Prior to this, the Senate Foreign Policy Committee passed the decision to nominate Nelson for this post on November 28, 2018.

Since 2015, Nelson has served as Deputy Executive Secretary and Director of the Executive Secretariat at the State Department, and will replace former US Ambassador Maureen Cormack as the Ambassador of the United States in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

(FENA) S. R.

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