SENIOR U.S. DIPLOMAT APPOINTED AS SUPERVISOR OF BRCKO DISTRICT, NORTH BOSNIA

ZAGREB, Jan 19 (Hina) - The international community's High Representative to Bosnia-Herzegovina, Paddy Ashdown, has appointed Susan R. Johnson as as Brcko District Supervisor and Deputy High Representative, the Office of the High Representative (OHR) said in a press release.#L# "A senior U.S. diplomat, Supervisor Johnson has broad experience inside and outside government, as well as extensive knowledge of transition issues. During her work for the U.S. State Department, Supervisor Johnson served in senior positions in the U.S. Embassies in Romania, Russia, Pakistan, and Mauritius, and the U.S. Mission to the UN in New York. She has also served as Special Assistant to the Under Secretary for Political Affairs for the Near East and South Asia and as Senior Advisor in the Office of the Secretary for Resources, Planning and Policy. In addition, Supervisor Johnson has served as Foreign Policy Advisor to the U.S. Senate and has been a Senior Program Officer for Asia and the Islamic World at the National Endowment for Democracy" reads the press release issued on Monday. "The High Representative expresses his gratitude to Mr. Gerhard Sontheim, who has played an invaluable and successful role as Acting Supervisor of the Brcko District for the past three and a half months," the press release concluded. (Hina) ms