New British Ambassador to BiH Begins Mandate by Presenting Credentials

(Patria) - The new Ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to BiH, Julian Reilly, is presenting his letters of credence to the Chairman of the BiH Presidency, Šefik Džaferović today, officially marking the beginning of his mandate.

Julian Reilly succeeds Ambassador Matt Field, who had a very notable mandate. In his farewell speech, Field advised his successor that he would never be bored in BiH.

Julian Reilly is an experienced diplomat with over 20 years of service in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. Some of the highest positions he has held include Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea, Head of the East Africa Department, Deputy Head of the Western Balkans and Enlargement Department, and Acting Deputy Director of the Russia, South Caucasus and Central Asia Department at the British Foreign Office.

The United Kingdom has been very focused on Bosnia and Herzegovina in recent months, and the Government has also appointed a Special Envoy for the Western Balkans, Stuart Peach.

Recently, the British Foreign Secretary, Liz Truss, visited BiH and emphasized the United Kingdom's clear commitment to assisting BiH, especially regarding the growing Russian influence.