In Sarajevo, Ambassador Ahmed sat down with Dr. Haris Silajdzic, who served as President, Prime Minister, and Foreign Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina, to discuss Bosnian identity and Islam in Europe. Dr. Silajdzic is recognized as one of the leading intellectuals of the Balkans and is among the leading intellectuals of Europe. He led his nation through one of its most critical phases of history–the war in the 1990s. As a leader of the country, Dr. Silajdzic has played a critical role in establishing the modern state of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
