Luigi Soreca was appointed as the EUSR for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) succeeding Mr Johann Sattler, whose mandate of 5 years comes to an end on 31 August 2024. He will take up his duties on 1 September 2024 for an initial period of two years.

As of spring 2022, Mr Soreca has been the EU Special Envoy for the External Dimension of Migration, working at the European External Action Service in Brussels. He was previously the Head of the EU Delegation to Albania from 2018 to 2022.

His mandate will be to ensure continued progress in the Stabilisation and Association Process, with the aim of a stable, viable, peaceful and multi-ethnic and united BiH, cooperating peacefully with its neighbours on track towards membership of the EU. He also supports the implementation of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in BiH.