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IRAQI ODYSSEY: Switzerland's Official Entry for the 88th Academy Awards and Oscar nominee in the 2016 Best Foreign Language Film Category to Be Screened in Washington, D.C.

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29.10.2015 — Press release United States of America

The Embassy of Switzerland, in collaboration with the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center, will host two exclusive events in conjunction with the “Iraqi Odyssey” Oscar Campaign for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Documentary. A discussion with movie director Samir at the Swiss Ambassador’s Residence will be followed by a 3-D screening of the documentary. Interviews are possible.

World Day Against the Death Penalty - Joint Declaration

09.10.2015 — Press release United States of America

In a new joint declaration with 17 other foreign ministers, Federal Councillor and Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs Didier Burkhalter has emphasised the importance of constructive dialogue between countries which have already abolished the death penalty, and those which have yet to do so. Dialogue is an important means of achieving worldwide abolition, he said. Switzerland firmly rejects the death penalty, under all circumstances, and is committed to its abolition worldwide by 2025.

Festival del Film Locarno Series Comes to Washington, D.C.

01.10.2015 — Press release United States of America

The Embassy of Switzerland, in collaboration with the National Gallery of Art and the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center, will introduce three of the best movies shown at the Festival del film Locarno, one of the world’s oldest film festivals and one of the highlights of the Swiss cultural life with the participation of the Artistic Director of the Festival and Movie Director of one of the screenings.

Swiss Lights - Call for Proposals

15.09.2015 — Position United States of America

The Embassy is calling for proposals for a technical and logistical solution for using light projection – such as light art, lighting design or projection mapping – in prominent public places for conveying messages about Switzerland and its relationship with the United States.

Federal Councillor Burkhalter in Cuba

11.08.2015 — Press release EDA
Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter is in Cuba from 13-14 August 2015 to attend the reopening of the US embassy in Havana on 14 August on the invitation of US Secretary of State John Kerry. On 13 August the head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs is meeting his Cuban counterpart Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla on an official visit.

Federal Councillor Schneider-Ammann Concludes His Trip to the United States by Signing a Declaration of Intent on Vocational Education and Training

09.07.2015 — Press release United States of America

 

Bern, 09.07.2015 - Federal Councillor Johann N. Schneider-Ammann wrapped up his trip to the U.S. today by signing a declaration of intent on Vocational Education and Training with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny S. Pritzker. This declaration will pave the way to more substantive cooperation between Switzerland and the U.S.. Before the declaration was signed, the Head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (EAER) held talks with U.S. government representatives on economic issues, namely the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). On the first leg of the trip, the economic and scientific delegation, led by the Head of the EAER, visited the West Coast of the United States to promote Switzerland as a destination for education, research and investment, and to promote new partnerships in innovation.

Solar Impulse – An Idea Born in Switzerland: U.S. Arrival of Swiss Solar-Powered Aircraft Example of Swiss Innovative and Competitive Spirit

03.07.2015 — Press release United States of America

Switzerland congratulates the Solar Impulse team on successfully crossing the Pacific Ocean, one of the most challenging legs of the epic journey. A collaboration between the Swiss scientific community and Swiss companies contributing their expertise and experience toward pioneering technologies and materials, Solar Impulse is a strong ambassador for Switzerland’s innovative and entrepreneurial spirit and has the Swiss government’s official support.

Switzerland welcomes the reopening of the embassies in Havana and Washington

01.07.2015 — Press release EDA
Switzerland congratulates Cuba and the United States on their plans to reopen the Cuban embassy in Washington and the US embassy in Havana. This step marks an important milestone towards normalising relations between Cuba and the United States. The reopening of the embassies also brings to an end the protecting power mandates that Switzerland has carried out since 1961 for the United States in Cuba and, since 1991, for Cuba in the United States.

World Red Cross Red Crescent Day: Testimonials and Stories of Courage Unveiled at the Embassy of Switzerland

08.05.2015 — Press release United States of America

Today the Embassy of Switzerland is hosting the International Committee of the Red Cross’ (ICRC) Regional Delegation for the United States and Canada and the American Red Cross to launch “The Power of Humanity and the Human Voice” – an initiative showcasing stories about the impact of the Red Cross. The conversations were recorded by StoryCorps, the world’s largest oral history project, and are also archived in the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. Among the stories is that of Mike Durant, the “Black Hawk Down” pilot and former U.S. prisoner of war, who was captured in Somalia in 1993. Mike Durant and Suzanne Hofstetter, the ICRC delegate who visited him in captivity, will be the guests of honor.

Security: the focus of two visits by Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter

24.04.2015 — Press release EDA
On Monday 27 April, Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter will take part in the 2015 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) in New York, at which he will reiterate Switzerland's commitment to the prevention of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and to their elimination. The head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) will then fly directly to Belgrade to attend a meeting of the Troika of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).

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