The global crisis in development cooperation will not be resolved by making exaggerated promises about what it is capable of achieving. Instead, the focus should be on improving people’s living conditions tangibly. Adding all kinds of secondary objectives often means that none of the goals can realistically be reached. Tightening resources are forcing projects to focus on more specific and narrow objectives.
The global crisis in development cooperation will not be resolved by making exaggerated promises about what it is capable of achieving. Instead, the focus should be on improving people’s living conditions tangibly. Adding all kinds of secondary objectives often means that none of the goals can realistically be reached. Tightening resources are forcing projects to focus on more specific and narrow objectives.
The global crisis in development cooperation will not be resolved by making exaggerated promises about what it is capable of achieving. Instead, the focus should be on improving people’s living conditions tangibly. Adding all kinds of secondary objectives often means that none of the goals can realistically be reached. Tightening resources are forcing projects to focus on more specific and narrow objectives.
Die weltweite Krise der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit lässt sich nicht durch Maximalversprechen im Hinblick auf die Leistungsfähigkeit dieses Politikfelds lösen. Hauptziel muss die Verbesserung der Lebensbedingungen vor Ort bleiben – eine Überfrachtung mit Nebenzielen führt oft nur dazu, dass kein Ziel mehr realistisch erreicht werden kann. Immer knappere Ressourcen zwingen Projekte ohnehin, sich thematisch zu fokussieren.
Die weltweite Krise der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit lässt sich nicht durch Maximalversprechen im Hinblick auf die Leistungsfähigkeit dieses Politikfelds lösen. Hauptziel muss die Verbesserung der Lebensbedingungen vor Ort bleiben – eine Überfrachtung mit Nebenzielen führt oft nur dazu, dass kein Ziel mehr realistisch erreicht werden kann. Immer knappere Ressourcen zwingen Projekte ohnehin, sich thematisch zu fokussieren.
Die weltweite Krise der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit lässt sich nicht durch Maximalversprechen im Hinblick auf die Leistungsfähigkeit dieses Politikfelds lösen. Hauptziel muss die Verbesserung der Lebensbedingungen vor Ort bleiben – eine Überfrachtung mit Nebenzielen führt oft nur dazu, dass kein Ziel mehr realistisch erreicht werden kann. Immer knappere Ressourcen zwingen Projekte ohnehin, sich thematisch zu fokussieren.
SARAJEVO, 14 August 2025 - Ambassador Richard (Rick) Holtzapple, a career diplomat with the U.S. Department of State, assumed his duties as the Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina on 14 August 2025.
Ambassador Holtzapple served as the United States Deputy Permanent Representative to NATO in Brussels, Belgium from 2021 to 2024. He also previously served as Deputy Chief of Mission and Chargé d’Affaires at the United States Embassy in Benin, overseeing a staff of 300 and implementing a quintupling of U.S. assistance to the country.
He has extensive diplomatic experience in Southeast Europe, beginning with his first diplomatic assignment (1992-1995) at the U.S. Embassy in Croatia, followed by service as Political Advisor to the United Nations Transitional Administration in Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium (UNTAES) in 1996-1997. He has been the National Democratic Institute’s Senior Program Manager for Kosovo and Montenegro and served twice as Director for Balkan Affairs for the National Security Council at the White House.
In Washington, among other assignments, he headed the State Department’s Office for OSCE and NATO Affairs, as well as its Office for European Union Relations, and served on the faculty of the National Defense University, teaching Economics and Strategic Thinking. Other overseas assignments have been in Kinshasa, Djibouti, and Paris.
Ambassador Holtzapple holds a Master of Arts degree with distinction in International Affairs and International Economics from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, D.C., and a Bachelor of Arts degree with distinction in International Relations from Stanford University in California. He speaks English, Croatian, and French. He is married with two adult children.
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- Le fil de l'Info / Albanie, Courrier des Balkans, Médias indépendants, PS Albanie, Politique, MédiasTRAVNIK, 13 August 2025 – The Deputy Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (Mission), Zahid Movlazada, visited Travnik and Busovača, where he met with Radoje Vidović, the President of HDZ BiH Central Bosnia Canton Board, Tahir Lendo, Prime Minister of Central Bosnia Canton, and Asim Mekić, Mayor of Busovača.
The discussions focused on political developments in the canton, institutional response to bias-motivated incidents, hate crimes and related preventive activities as well as efforts to advance education reform and the promotion of gender equality.
Movlazada reaffirmed the Mission’s commitment to supporting inclusive progress across communities, emphasizing the importance of collaboration among local authorities and all relevant stakeholders.
Deputy Head of Mission Movlazada visited the Mission’s Field Office in Travnik, where he met with staff to discuss implementation the OSCE mandate in Zenica-Doboj Canton and Central Bosnia Canton, aimed at strengthening support for institutions, civil society, and communities across the cantons.
The OSCE Mission to BiH remains committed to promote inclusive dialogue, protect fundamental rights, and strengthen democratic institutions.