Former Federal Councillor, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), Switzerland, since 2012. Former President of the Swiss Confederation (2014). He was elected Federal Councillor in 2009. He served as Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). He was Member of the Council of States (2007-2009) and Member of the National Council (2003-2007). He was also President of the Communal council of Neuchâtel on three occasions (1994, 1998, 2001). From 1991 to 1995, he served as a member of the Communal Council of Neuchâtel. He was a member of Neuchâtel Cantonal Parliament (1990-2001). He graduated from the Faculty of Economics, University of Neuchâtel.
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