Ambassador Wagner answered the call to take up the challenging and dangerous post as Senior Deputy to High Representative Carlos Westendorp. I had dinner with the Ambassador 3 weeks ago in Sarajevo. In the presence of a diverse group of Bosnian Muslims. Croats. and other international officials. he spoke out forcefully in favor of the difficult task of making the Federation work. Much of the credit for refugee resettlement and for fleshing out the political institutions mandated by the Dayton accords belongs to Gerd Wagner. Mr. President. this terrible helicopter crash follows just 2 years after the accident on Mount Igman that took the lives of three dedicated American diplomatsJoe Kruzel.