Sven Alkalaj | |||||||||||||
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.jpg) Alkalaj in 2012 | |||||||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina Ambassador to the United States | |||||||||||||
| Assumed office 30 June 2023 | |||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Bojan Vujić | ||||||||||||
| In office 23 June 1994 – 14 June 2000 | |||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Office established | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Igor Davidović | ||||||||||||
| Permanent Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the United Nations | |||||||||||||
| In office 5 July 2019 – 20 June 2023 | |||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Ivica Dronjić | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Zlatko Lagumdžija | ||||||||||||
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |||||||||||||
| In office 11 January 2007 – 12 January 2012 | |||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Nikola Špirić | ||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Mladen Ivanić | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Zlatko Lagumdžija | ||||||||||||
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| Personal details | |||||||||||||
| Born | 11 November 1948 Sarajevo, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | Bosnian | ||||||||||||
| Political party | Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Sarajevo | ||||||||||||
Sven Alkalaj (Bosnian pronunciation: [sʋêːn âlkalaj]; born 11 November 1948) is a Bosnian diplomat who has served as Bosnia and Herzegovina ambassador to the United States since June 2023. He previously served as the Permanent Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the United Nations from 2019 to 2023. Alkalaj also served as the country's Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2007 until 2012. He held the post of executive secretary of UNECE between 2012 and 2014 as well.
Alkalaj served as the first Bosnia and Herzegovina ambassador to the United States from 1994 to 2000. He is one of the most prominent Bosnian Jews of Sephardic origin and has been a longtime member of the Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina.