A Semafor exclusive reports, citing more than half a dozen people familiar with his involvement, that Alexander Alden — Trump's nominee for ambassador to Azerbaijan, whose hearing senators had eyed for 10 November 2026 — has driven the administration's alignment with pro-Russian Bosnian leader Milorad Dodik, including pressuring European officials over the Office of the High Representative. Republika Srpska has spent over $11 million lobbying the Trump administration since 2025, and Senator Jeanne Shaheen said officials involved in corrupting US policy toward Bosnia should be held accountable; the State Department called Alden a seasoned official with leadership's full trust.