1. Valentin Inzko was born on 22 May 1949 and is an Austrian diplomat who served as the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2009 to 2021.
10 Facts About Valentin Inzko
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Valentin Inzko served as the European Union Special Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2009 to 2011.
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Besides Slovene and German, Valentin Inzko is fluent in English, Serbo-Croatian, Russian and Czech.
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Valentin Inzko is married to Argentine Slovene opera singer Bernarda Fink Valentin Inzko.
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Between October and December 1992, Valentin Inzko was a member of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe mission to the Sandzak region in Serbia.
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In June 2010, Valentin Inzko was elected to be chairman of the National Council of Carinthian Slovenes.
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In March 2009, Valentin Inzko became the seventh high representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, replacing the Slovak diplomat Miroslav Lajcak.
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Valentin Inzko thus became the second Carinthian Slovene to occupy that position, after Wolfgang Petritsch who served as the high representative between 1999 and 2002.
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On 9 June 2009, Valentin Inzko used his powers for the first time and sacked two police officials.
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In May 2021, Valentin Inzko demanded the withdrawal of Republika Srpska honors for convicted war criminals, stating in his letter that "the glorification of war criminals directly hurts and provokes those who suffered the consequences of the war and damages the memory of the victims".