High Representative Valentin Inzko issued a statement today welcoming Bruce G. Berton, an American career diplomat, who has taken up the position of Principle Deputy High Representative and Brcko Supervisor. Since the establishment of OHR, the Principle Deputy has always been an American.
Before arriving in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bruce Berton served as the Deputy Chief of Mission in the US Embassy in Bulgaria.
He joined the Foreign Service in 1987 and has served in Caracas, Moscow, Bermuda, Hong Kong, Rome, Mexico City, Frankfurt and Warsaw. He also served as a Watch Officer in the Department’s Operations Center and as the Director of the State Department’s Office of Management Innovation. He is the recipient of a number of State Department awards.
