Foreign ministry number two to take up new role
In a major shift at the top of the foreign ministry in Bern, the state secretary for foreign affairs, Pascale Baeriswyl, will be leaving her current position at the end of the year. Baeriswyl, the first woman to occupy the number two spot in the ministry, will take charge of the Swiss mission to the United Nations in New York as of spring 2020, the government announced on Wednesday. The posting was a recognition of Baeriswyl’s “long-standing professional experience, expertise in multilateral diplomacy... Читать дальше...