Washington, DC – Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson today hosted the Chair of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Željko Komšic, for a meeting in her office.  Congresswoman Johnson and President Komšic discussed constitutional reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the country’s prospects of accession to NATO and the European Union.

“I am very optimistic about the progress that Bosnia and Herzegovina has made in the time since I visited the region shortly after the end of the Bosnian War,” Congresswoman Johnson said.  “I support the efforts the country has made to gain accession to both NATO and the EU, and I communicated my support to President Komšic during our meeting today.”

During the meeting, Congresswoman Johnson discussed her peace initiative, A World of Women for World Peace, to bring greater visibility and support to the women who are facilitating peacemaking, peacekeeping, and peace-building in conflict areas around the world.

Earlier this year, Congresswoman Johnson hosted Bosnian Women’s Day on Capitol Hill, which is held each year to bring attention to women’s rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina and to promote their participation in government.  She also hosted young Bosnian-American professionals during Bosnia and Herzegovina Days on Capitol Hill this summer.

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U.S. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson is the highest-ranking Texan on the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure and a senior member of the Science Committee. She represents the 30th Congressional District of Texas, which, includes Downtown Dallas, Fair Park, Oak Lawn, Old East Dallas, Pleasant Grove, & South Oak Cliff; all of Balch Springs, DeSoto, Hutchins, Lancaster & Wilmer and parts of Cedar Hill, Duncanville, Ferris, Glenn Heights and Ovilla.