Uz posao visokog predstavnika idu i tzv. bonske ovlasti, koje uključuju pravo na smjenjivanje svakog lokalnog zvaničnika koji eventualno prekrši ustav BiH i Dejtonski mirovni sporazum.
Along with the job of the high representative comes the so-called Bonn Powers, which include the right to dismiss any local official who violates the BiH Constitution and the Dayton Peace Accord.