The BSPC Standing Committee has appointed Bodo Bahr, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, as the new Secretary General of the BSPC. Bahr, who has long and wide-ranging experience in Baltic Sea Region issues, will assume his new position on 1 October. “I warmly congratulate Bodo on his new assignment” says Jan Widberg, who resigns as Secretary General on 30 September to take up the position of Director of the Nordic Council of Minister´s Office in Riga. “Bodo and I have worked together for many years over a variety of issues. I know that Bodo is passionate about the Baltic Sea Region and that he has the experience and the committment that will guide the BSPC to new and exciting achievments” says Widberg.