President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, announced his intention to appoint the former American envoy for the Balkans, James C. O'Brien, as Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs.

The news was announced by the White House in Washington, while the proposal awaits confirmation by the US Senate.

O'Brien was part of the American delegation during the negotiations in Rambouillet between Kosovo and Serbia, in 1999.

Since 2022, Janes C. O'Brian works as the head of the Sanctions Coordination Office, with the rank of ambassador, at the US Department of State.

According to the announcement from the White House, O'Brien previously served in two US administrations as a special presidential envoy. He served as senior advisor to former US Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright, and presidential envoy for the Balkans.

O'Brien was also involved in finding a solution to end the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina and helped formulate the Dayton Accords of 1995, which ended the war.

He also led the United States' support for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, based in The Hague, which helped bring to justice those responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity.