The European Union’s Foreign Affairs Council has appointed Ambassador Lars-Gunnar Wigemark to serve as the EU Special Representative in BiH and Head of the EU Delegation in Sarajevo. Mr. Wigemark replaces Peter Sorensen, who left the post in September 2014.
Lars-Gunnar Wigemark is currently serving as the Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Pakistan and has 30 years of experience in the Swedish and European diplomatic services. He has held a number of foreign postings, including Moscow and Washington DC, and has worked on a wide range of issues hereunder heading the Unit for Security Policy in the Commission and in development cooperation and management.