Reuters 2 minute read German Agriculture Minister Christian Schmidt attends the opening tour of the Green Week international food, agriculture and horticulture fair in Berlin, Germany, January 19, 2018. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke Former German government minister Christian Schmidt was on Thursday named the new international High Representative in Bosnia, whose office oversees implementation of the 1995 peace accord. Schmidt will take office on Aug. 1, according to the Steering Board of the Peace Implementation Council. The Board is comprised of ambassadors from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, Britain, the United States, the European Union, European Commission, and the Organisation of the Islamic Conference, represented by Turkey.