Tokom svoje posjete Sarajevu, Gordon je izjavio da je BiH ostvarila znatan napredak u odnosu na 1990-te godine, ali da u zadnjih pet godina nije išla u pravom smjeru i da zemlja riskira da zaostane za drugima u regionu.
During his visit to Sarajevo, Gordon said BiH has made significant progress in relation to the 1990s, but that the last five years have not gone in the right direction and the country risks falling behind the rest of the region.