Fata held talks with Bosnia-Herzegovina's tripartite presidency. Speaking to reporters afterwards, the U.S. official said Washington backed Bosnia's efforts to join the alliance and recalled that Bosnia was expected to meet the criteria stemming from the Partnership for Peace programme.
Bosnia was admitted to the programme at a recent NATO summit in the Latvian capital of Riga.
Fata said that Bosnia also undertook to continue to fully cooperate with the International Criminal Criminal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY).
The Bosnian presidency chairman, Nebojsa Radamanovic, confirmed that his country was committed to speedy integration with NATO and the European Union.
Fata also pledged U.S. assistance in the reform of Bosnia's defence sector.
In late 2006, Bosnia completed the modernisation of its 10,000-strong armed forces. It should now complete the modernisation of military equipment and weaponry in accordance with NATO standards.