Speeches
Speeches by the head and representatives of the FDFA.
Speeches and declarations (244)
Geopolitics of knowledge: Science as a bridge in a divided world
15.10.2025
Head of Department, Ignazio Cassis
Address by Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) at the 2025 Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipation Summit (GESDA) – Check against delivery
Dichiarazione del consigliere federale Ignazio Cassis al termine della quarta tornata del dialogo strategico tra i ministri degli affari esteri della Repubblica Popolare Cinese e della Svizzera (IT)
10.10.2025
Head of Department, Ignazio Cassis
Address by Federal Councillor, Ignazio Cassis, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) - check against delivery
80th UN General Assembly: Protection of humanitarian personnel
22.09.2025
Head of Department, Ignazio Cassis
Address by Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) – Check against delivery
Setting the course: The future of the bilateral approach between Switzerland and the EU (it)
19.09.2025
Head of Department, Ignazio Cassis
Speech by Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis at an event organised by the Camera di Commercio Cantone Ticino, Economiesuisse and the Swiss Association for Foreign Policy on the Swiss-EU package in Bellinzona - Check against delivery
Preserving the spirit of Helsinki in a world in crisis
18.09.2025
Head of Department, Ignazio Cassis
Address by Federal Councillor, Ignazio Cassis, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) - presentation of Switzerland's priorities to the OSCE Permanent Council 2026 – Check against delivery
Stability in instability (fr)
21.08.2025
Head of Department, Ignazio Cassis
Address by Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) on the occasion of the ‘Rencontre romande’ between business and politics organised by the Vaud Chamber of Commerce and Industry – Check against delivery
The Ambassadors and International Network Conference 2025: “The wind of the Mediterranean” (it)
19.08.2025
Head of Department, Ignazio Cassis
Address by Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) on the occasion of the 2025 Ambassadors and International Network Conference – Check against delivery
Locarno Film Festival 2025: Diplomacy Day
11.08.2025
Head of Department, Ignazio Cassis
Address by Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) on the occasion of the centenary of the Locarno Treaties – Check against delivery
«Die Schweiz – das Land der Gegensätze» (DE)
01.08.2025
Head of Department, Ignazio Cassis
Address by Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) at Swiss National Day in Gersau – Check against delivery
General Assembly of the Swiss Employers' Association
24.06.2025
Head of Department, Ignazio Cassis
Address by Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) – Check against delivery
Opening Ceremony – Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (fr)
03.06.2025
Head of Department, Ignazio Cassis
Address by Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) – Check against delivery
Launching the International Organization for Mediation (IOMed)
30.05.2025
Head of Department, Ignazio Cassis
Address by Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) at the launch of the International Organisation for Mediation (IOMed) in Hong Kong – Check against delivery