He is the sixth person to be appointed to the post, following Sweden's Carl Bildt, Spain's Carlos Westendorp, Austria's Wolfgang Petritsch, Britain's Paddy Ashdown and Germany's Schwarz-Schilling.
Lajcak; İsveçli carl Bildt, İspanyol Carlos Westendorp, Avusturyalı Wolfgang Petritsch, İngiliz Paddy Ashdown ve Alman Schwarz-Schilling’in ardından yüksek temsilcilik görevine getirilen altıncı kişi.