A talk by H.E. The Ambassador of Switzerland Mr Alexandre Fasel

The talk and subsequent Q&A session is now available to watch on video on the FOSSUK Facebook page: Facebook.com/ukswiss as well as below.

Brexit: what does it mean for the British and Swiss destiny in Europe? Also available as a direct link to share with colleagues here on Vimeo.

On Wednesday, 31 January, SwissInfo.ch also published an article as the Swiss government once again debated the potential institutional framework agreement between Switzerland and the European Union (EU). The article looks at the background to this controversial issue and its potential consequences for Switzerland. Read the full article here >

Alexandre Fasel has taken up his duties as Ambassador of Switzerland to the United Kingdom on 5 September 2017. For the last year he was Ambassadeur en mission spéciale after a spell as Deputy State Secretary of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. From 2012 to 2016 he served as Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the United Nations Office and to the other International Organizations at Geneva. He also served as Special Representative of Switzerland to the Human Rights Council, as well as Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the Conference on Disarmament.

From 2007 to 2011, he was Assistant State Secretary for United Nations and International Organizations at Headquarters. Between 2004 and 2007 he was the Director of Policy Planning in the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.

Alexandre Fasel is a lawyer. He studied at the Universities of Fribourg (Switzerland) and Oxford (United Kingdom). He is married with four children. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet Ambassador Fasel who started his tour of duty in London a few months ago.

Read the Ambassador's Welcome Statement here