The new candidates from the 2024–25 cohorts are ready to embark on their first postings abroad. On 21 May 2024, four of these newly recruited transferrable staff – Bernhard Bieri, Nicol Serafina Lovisi, Sebastian Kempf and Janina Zürcher – met with Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis at the Bernerhof to share their motivation as they prepare to take on challenges in Africa, South America and Asia. These young professionals, specialising in diplomacy, international cooperation, consular affairs, operations and finance, will be trained to represent Swiss values on the world stage in the coming year. They discuss their expectations as they prepare for their first postings.