Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina
in Ottawa, Canada

17 Blackburn Avenue
Ottawa, ON  K1N 8A2

Tel: (613) 780 9090

E-mail for consular inquiries:
 consular@ambasadabih.ca

E-mail for general inquiries:
info@ambasadabih.ca

 
The working hours of the consular section are 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., every weekday, except on Fridays and public holidays.

The consular section works by prior appointment.
We kindly ask you to come to the Embassy only after having priorly scheduled an appointment by email at consular@ambasadabih.ca.

 

 

H.E. Ambassador Marko Milisav

Born on July 13, 1984 in Zagreb. He graduated with Honours from University of Belgrade, Faculty of Political Sciences in 2009 with grade point average of 9.2, as the best student of the generation from Republika Srpska, gaining a degree in Political Science in International Affairs. He was a scholarship holder of „Dr. Milan Jelić“, Foundation of Government of Republika Srpska and the City of Bijeljina.

From 2010 to 2018 he works in the area of social and child welfare with the Child Welfare Fund of Republika Srpska, and as a General Manager of the Centre for Social Welfare of Bijeljina. From 2014 he was the member of the Supervisory Board of Professional Social Workers experts and numerous working bodies of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare.

Since 2017 he has been engaged in the field of protection of workers' rights and has served as President of the Trade Union Fund for Child Welfare and was a member of the Supervisory Board of Republika Srpska.

As an expert in the analysis and observation of the election process he participated in domestic and international observation missions in Ukraine 2013 and 2015, Kosovo 2010 and 2014, etc.

Prior accepting the appointment of the Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina to Canada he lived with the spouse Rada Milisav in Bijeljina, East Sarajevo.

 
Ambassador's Welcome

Dear guests, friends and fellow citizens,

It is not mere courtesy when I say that it is a special honor and pleasure to be Ambassador to Canada. Canada is a big country, not only in its vastness, but also in its democratic tradition, diversity, beauty and in the big heart of Canadians.

Canada is also a country of immigrants, among whom are our fellow citizens as well. Assistance to and cooperation with our fellow citizens is one of the main reasons for the presence of the diplomatic and consular mission in Ottawa, and is one of the main tasks we have here. Within our capacities, we will try to assist everyone, within the limits of the regulations that we abide by.

From the very beginning, relations between Canada and Bosnia and Herzegovina have been friendly. We are grateful to Canada for the help it provided and continues to provide in the implementation of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina and on our path to membership in the European Union. I hope that we will further expand and deepen our connections and relations in various areas of mutual interest.

I am the ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina as it is, in all its beauty and inscrutability. As an ambassador, my role is to represent the policies adopted by the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina and to work according to the laws passed by the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Bosnia and Herzegovina is based on an agreement that implies understanding and respecting the rights and needs of its constituent peoples and all citizens who live in it. Thus it is also here, in diaspora, especially important to emphasize what unites us in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and not what separates us.

Although small compared with Canada, Bosnia and Herzegovina is geographically diverse, a magically beautiful country, with a rich cultural and historical heritage and good people. We will try to give Canadians the opportunity to get to know at least a small part of that beauty.

Do not hesitate to contact me personally if you have a proposal for cooperation with institutions, companies and citizens in our country or if you need help with the cultural, economic or academic cooperation projects that you are already working on or are planning.

Welcome to the Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Ottawa!

Aleksandar Bogdanić
Ambassador