Thursday, January 12, 2012

Former U.S. Ambassador to Bosnia Victor Jackovich

Victor Jackovich, the Former Ambassador to Bosnia, talks about genocide and human rights Thursday, January 20, 2012 at the IU School of Journalism.
Nicholas Demille for IDS.



Ambassador Victor Jackovich recounts setting up the U.S. Embassy in Bosnia, at a time of active conflict. Nicholas Demille for IDS.

Jackovich talks about living and working in an active war zone. In the first days of the U.S. presence in Bosnia, the former Ambassador lived out of
a bullet-ridden hotel in Sarejevo, alongside journalists and U.N. staff called the Holiday Inn. Nicholas Demille for IDS.

Former Ambassador to Bosnia Victor Jackovich shares a candid moment with an IU journalism student as Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies Michael Evans
looks on Thursday, January 12, 2012 in Ernie Pyle Hall. Nicholas Demille for IDS.