Bosnian American Institute

Bosnian American Institute Our mission is to preserve the Bosnian identity and create a catalyst for progress as a Bosnian American community.

Six years ago, VOBG’s founders set out to raise awareness about the Bosnian genocide. The founders felt a responsibility to build a platform to help people learn about the genocide. As we built on our expansive outreach, our constituents began asking us to expand our research so that it could include content relating to the nationality, culture, religious diversity, as well as the identity and heritage of the people of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Over the last two years, we have expanded into those areas and are ready to grow our platform concurrently. To ensure that our mission is able to cover such broad scope, we began transitioning VOBG into BAI. Continuing with genocide awareness as a core pillar, we expanded our scope to include culture, education and outreach as additional pillars under BAI. BAI is structured in an organizational hierarchy that enables us to comply with federal and state laws while providing the means to maintain focus on the core pillars that define our mission and goals. Central to the organization is the Board of Directors (BoD), who are accountable for the operation and status of the entire organization, its legal, fiscal and operational commitments. The BoD is accountable to a Board of Trustees, that provide oversight on BoD activities. The Trustees also help set strategic direction, and ensure the long-term sustainability of the organization. In addition to the Trustees, there are Chairs from each pillar who report directly to the BoD: Genocide Awareness, Culture, Education, and Outreach. Our Outreach pillar calls out a very specific initiative for Youth Outreach that is led by the youngest members of the organization. Spanning across all the pillars is the Technology and Innovation initiative, to ensure that our message and reach are optimized through the use of leading-edge technology and innovation.

10/11/2026
10/10/2026

Američki senatori Jeanne Shaheen i Dick Durbin posjetili Memorijalni centar Srebrenica, potvrđujući važnost očuvanja sjećanja na genocid u Srebrenici i isti ...

10/10/2026

U Memorijalnom centru Srebrenica, senatori Jeanne Shaheen i Richard Durbin položili su vijenac u Potočarima i odali počast žrtvama genocida iz 1995. godine, naglašavajući trajnu posvećenost Sjedinjenih Američkih Država pravdi, odgovornosti i pomirenju u Bosni i Hercegovini.

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At the Srebrenica Memorial Center, Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Richard Durbin laid a wreath in Potočari honoring the victims of the 1995 genocide, underscoring the United States’ continued commitment to justice, accountability, and reconciliation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Srebrenica Memorial Center

SERBIAN DODIK’S SEPARATIST LEADERSHIP PAID TRUMP-LINKED ADVISERS TO BE ELECTED: SERIOUS CONCERNS AND ATTACK ON BOSNIA AN...
10/09/2026

SERBIAN DODIK’S SEPARATIST LEADERSHIP PAID TRUMP-LINKED ADVISERS TO BE ELECTED: SERIOUS CONCERNS AND ATTACK ON BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA’S AND EUROPEAN DEMOCRACY AND SOVEREIGNTY OF BiH!
The latest investigative reports raise deeply alarming questions about foreign political influence in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
How is it possible that individuals connected to President Trump’s political circle were reportedly advising Milorad Dodik’s leadership—a political network that faced U.S. sanctions for years?
This is not a minor political controversy. It raises serious questions about conflicts of interest, foreign influence, and the integrity of democratic institutions.
Who authorized these relationships? Who paid for them? What influence was exercised? And were Bosnia and Herzegovina’s democratic processes compromised?
We call upon the European Union, the U.S. Embassy, SIPA, and Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Central Election Commission to demand full transparency and independently investigate these allegations. If unlawful electoral interference is established, every available legal remedy, including annulment where justified, must be considered.
The citizens of Republika Srpska entity in Bosnia Hercegovina and all of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) deserve elections free from manipulation and unlawful foreign interference.
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s sovereignty is not negotiable. Its democracy must never become a bargaining chip in international political deals. Thi is direct attack on democracy in BiH and Europe.
Silence in the face of these serious allegations would only deepen public distrust. The facts must come to light, and accountability must follow wherever wrongdoing is proven.

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Američka senatorica

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10/08/2026

The New York Times pisao o osobama koje su u tajnosti došle u BiH i pomagale Dodiku uoči izbora

10/08/2026

Američka senatorica o novim sankcijama Dodiku: On radi na podjeli BiH
Američkoj senatorici Cynthiji Jeanne Shaheen danas je u sarajevskoj Vijećnici uručeno priznanje Počasni građanin Grada Sarajeva za 2025. godinu, kao priznanje za njen dugogodišnji doprinos jačanju odnosa Sjedinjenih Američkih Država i Bosne i Hercegovine i podršku euroatlantskim težnjama BiH.
U svom obraćanju prisutnim u Vijećnici osvrnula se i na djelovanje lidera SNSD-a Milorada Dodika i njeno zagovaranje uvođenja ponovnih sankcija bivšem predsjedniku entiteta RS.
"Prošle godine u Senatu je usvojen zakon u SAD-u kojim se zagovara da se sankcionišu oni koji zagovaraju secesiju i podjele Bosne i Hercegovine. Ja sam čvrsto zagovarala da se ponovo uvedu sankcije Miloradu Dodiku, jer on ne radi na jačanju nego na podjeli Bosne i Hercegovine" poručila je Shaheen u Sarajevu. Podsjećamo, dvostranačka grupa visokih američkih zakonodavaca u augustu je ponovo pozvala administraciju predsjednika Donalda Trumpa da uvede sankcije zvaničnicima Republike Srpske.
„Duboko smo zabrinuti zbog izvještaja da su sadašnji i bivši zaposlenici te saradnici Memorijalnog centra Srebrenica pozvani na saslušanje“, stajalo je u zajedničkom saopćenju koje su potpisali vodeća demokratska članica Odbora za vanjske poslove Senata Jeanne Shaheen, predsjednik Odbora za oružane snage Senata Roger Wicker, predsjednik Odbora za pravosuđe Senata Chuck Grassley, vodeći demokratski član tog odbora Dick Durbin, te kongresmeni Bill Keating i Mike Turner.
Oni su pozvali Trumpovu administraciju da postupi u skladu s ovogodišnjim zakonom o odbrani, kojim je od američkih zvaničnika zatraženo da uvedu sankcije svakoj osobi za koju predsjednik utvrdi da „ugrožava sigurnost, stabilnost ili teritorijalni integritet bilo kojeg dijela država Zapadnog Balkana“.
Podsjećamo, priznanje "Počasnog građanina Sarajeva" senatorici Shaheen uručio gradonačelnik Sarajeva Samir Avdić na svečanoj ceremoniji.
Iz Grada Sarajeva ističu da je Shaheen kroz svoj dugogodišnji politički angažman dosljedno pokazivala predanost jačanju odnosa SAD-a i BiH, kao i podršku suverenitetu, teritorijalnom integritetu i prosperitetu Bosne i Hercegovine.
Takav angažman učinio ju je jednom od najznačajnijih i najpostojanijih saveznica Bosne i Hercegovine na američkoj političkoj sceni.
Shaheen svoju podršku BiH nije iskazivala samo političkim djelovanjem u Washingtonu već i posjetama Bosni i Hercegovini, tokom kojih je kontinuirano ukazivala na stratešku važnost stabilne i uspješne BiH za Sjedinjene Američke Države.
Njen doprinos afirmaciji Sarajeva ogleda se i u kontinuiranom zalaganju za Sarajevo kao simbol otpornosti i evropske budućnosti.

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