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Ignazio Cassis, President of the Swiss Confederation 2022

Presidency 2022

Ignazio Cassis, President of the Swiss Confederation 2022

Elected by the Federal Assembly on 8 December 2021: Appointments, topics and messages about the presidential year of the head of the FDFA.

The responsibility to remember – for the victims and for ourselves

Holocaust Remembrance Day

The responsibility to remember – for the victims and for ourselves

In his message, Ignazio Cassis recalls the story of Holocaust survivor Fishel Rabinowicz. A few moments of their meeting in Ticino summarised in a video.

"The question of who provides education needs to be addressed."

"The question of who provides education needs to be addressed."

Swiss launch of the UNESCO Global Education Monitoring Report 2021/22: Basilio Ghisletta, SDC education adviser, speaks on the role of the private sector in education.

Ignazio Cassis meets with foreign ministers of the USA and Russia

Stability in Europe

Ignazio Cassis meets with foreign ministers of the USA and Russia

The talks in Geneva focused on security issues in Europe and the situation on the Russian-Ukrainian border.

Switzerland presents its 2022–25 action plan in Vienna

Switzerland presents its 2022–25 action plan in Vienna

Ignazio Cassis presented in Vienna Switzerland's new action plan for 2022–25 for the OSCE. We interviewed Thomas Greminger, former secretary general of the OSCE.

Travelling abroad

Travelling to Switzerland

Emigration & return

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THEMES & DOSSIERS

"What does the FDFA advise?"

Many Swiss nationals travelling abroad ask the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA for recommendations and advice on their return journey. A list of questions and answers.

Agile Swiss foreign policy

AVIS28, the report on Switzerland's 2028 Foreign Policy Vision, provides impetus for a focused, networked and agile foreign policy.

International organizations

International organizations

Switzerland's candidature for the UN Security Council

Switzerland is seeking a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council in 2023–24. The Federal Council formally submitted the candidature in 2011 after consultations with Parliament. The election for the two-year term will take place in New York in June 2022.

Foreign Policy Strategy 2020–23

The thematic focus areas are peace and security, prosperity, sustainability and digitalisation.

International cooperation

International cooperation

Greater focus and impact

Swiss development cooperation will become more focused, making it more effective. This is reflected in Switzerland's new international cooperation strategy for 2021–24.

Institutional agreement

The Federal Council has taken the decision not to sign the InstA. The negotiations with the EU did not produce the outcomes Switzerland needed to sign the agreement.