Željka Cvijanović is a Bosnian Serb politician who has served as the Serb member of the three‑member Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina since 2022. The collective Presidency (one Bosniak, one Serb, one Croat) is the country’s head of state and is responsible for conducting foreign policy, representing BiH internationally, rotating the chairmanship, and making certain joint decisions (including on defence/military coordination).
Christopher Landau is the U.S. Deputy Secretary of State (sworn in March 2025), the State Department’s second‑ranking official; he helps shape and implement U.S. foreign policy, manages Department operations, and represents the United States in high‑level diplomatic engagements. He previously served as U.S. Ambassador to Mexico (2019–2021).
The Southern Interconnection (also called the Southern/South Gas Interconnection) is a proposed cross‑border natural‑gas pipeline that would connect Bosnia and Herzegovina’s gas system to Croatia’s gas network and the Krk LNG terminal — routing from Zagvozd/Imotski in Croatia through Posušje into western/central Bosnia, with a branch toward Mostar and Novi Travnik.
As of February 2026 the project has recently cleared long‑standing political obstacles and U.S. partners/companies have been proposed to develop it, but construction had not yet begun and no firm, official completion date has been announced; some Bosnian officials/media have suggested construction could start in 2026, but an authoritative in‑service/completion target is not publicly available.
Completion would give Bosnia an alternative gas entry point (access to LNG via Croatia’s Krk terminal and the wider European network), reduce reliance on a single supplier (currently Russian gas via TurkStream), diversify supply routes, and strengthen both national and regional energy security — while the scale of benefits depends on pipeline capacity, commercial/operational arrangements and follow‑on investments.
Practical steps likely include U.S. private investment or concessions to build and operate the Southern Interconnection; long‑term U.S. LNG supply agreements delivered via Croatia’s Krk terminal; U.S. financing, technical assistance and private investment in associated gas‑fired power plants and other energy infrastructure; and broader U.S.–BiH trade and investment promotion tied to these projects. (These are the forms already being discussed publicly.)