A veteran Italian diplomat has emerged as the frontrunner to succeed Christian Schmidt as the top international envoy to Bosnia-Herzegovina.
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Send a tip to our reporters Site feedback: Take our Survey New Window Facebook X LinkedIn Email Link Gift By Donato Paolo Mancini and Jasmina Kuzmanovic May 13, 2026 at 1:08 PM UTC Updated on May 13, 2026 at 7:27 PM UTC Bookmark Save A veteran Italian diplomat has emerged as the frontrunner to succeed Christian Schmidt as the top international envoy to Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Italian and US diplomats are pushing for Antonio Zanardi Landi to replace the German when he steps down in the coming weeks, according to people familiar with the matter who declined to be named discussing sensitive information.
