The August Review

http://www.ohr.int/ohr-info/gen-info/default.asp?content_id=38519 

Office of the High Representative (OHR) is an ad hoc international institution responsible for overseeing implementation of civilian aspects of the accord ending the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina . The position of High Representative was created under the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, usually referred to as the Dayton Peace Agreement, that was negotiated in Dayton, Ohio, and signed in Paris on 14 December 1995.

The High Representative, who is also EU Special Representative (EUSR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, is working with the people and institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the international community to ensure that Bosnia and Herzegovina evolves into a peaceful and viable democracy on course for integration into Euro-Atlantic institutions.

At its February 2007 meeting, the Steering Board of the Peace Implementation Council, the international body guiding the peace process, concluded that the OHR should aim to close on 30 June 2008.   In the intervening period, the OHR is working towards transition – the point when Bosnia and Herzegovoina is able to take full responsibility for its own affairs. At the same time as the OHR is preparing for its closure, the European Union is increasing its commitment to Bosnia and Herzegovina. The EUSR, who has a mandate to promote overall EU political coordination among other things, is currently developing an office that is co-located with the OHR and will remain in Bosnia and Herzegovina after the closure of the OHR.