US Embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina tweeted an image of Michael Murphy, the newly appointed US Ambassador’s arrival at the Sarajevo international airport, Friday.

“Join us in wishing US Ambassador-designate Michael Murphy a warm welcome (back) to BiH. He will be officially presenting his credentials to BiH Presidency Chairman Komsic on Wednesday,” the Embassy tweeted.

Join us in wishing 🇺🇸 Ambassador-designate Michael Murphy a warm welcome (back) to 🇧🇦. He will be officially presenting his credentials to BiH Presidency Chairman Komsic on Wednesday. #USAinBiH pic.twitter.com/Byb4hSi1z1

— US Embassy Sarajevo (@USEmbassySJJ) February 18, 2022

In his address to the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, he supported securing and consolidating BiH's sovereignty and integrity, supporting the work of the Office of the High Representative (OHR), whose task is to implement the 5 + 2 agenda, which could eventually lead to the closure of the OHR, when that agenda is fully fulfilled.

BiH's Euro-Atlantic integration is his next priority. He recalled that the vast majority of BiH citizens want membership in the European Union, but also in NATO.

Reforms are the way to that and they will have to be implemented because the citizens of BiH want them, he added.