Embassy of the United States, Sarajevo
Embassy of the United States, Sarajevo
The United States opened its embassy in Sarajevo on July 4, 1994, after Bosnia and Herzegovina declared independence from Yugoslavia in 1992. The embassy is at 1 Robert C. Frasure Street in Sarajevo. The ambassador is Michael J. Murphy.
In the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks, U.S. officials worried about possible plots against the embassy. In October 2001 six men of Algerian descent were arrested in Bosnia and Herzegovina on suspicions of links to al-Qaeda. They were held under Bosnian law for several months, and their case went to the Bosnian Supreme Court in 2002. In later proceedings, the men said interrogators had not asked them about a bomb plot, suggesting there may not have been one. In 2008, the United States acknowledged there was no evidence of a bombing plot.
On October 28, 2011, Mevlid Jašarević attacked the embassy, firing at police and wounding one officer. He was shot by a Ministry of Interior sniper, captured, treated, and later sentenced to 18 years in prison.
The embassy also handles consular services through its staff with oversight by the U.S. State Department.
This page was last edited on 2 February 2026, at 03:51 (CET).