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SWITZERLAND - H.E. Salome Meyer

Credentials: 11.01.2023

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Born on October 10, 1972
Married

EDUCATION

1993-1999: MA (Lic.phil.hist) Modern History, Minors in Media Studies and Constitutional Law, University of Bern (Switzerland)
1998: Research Student (semestrial), Rhodes University Grahamstown, South Africa

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2022: Ambassador (designate) of Switzerland to Austria (bilateral), Vienna, Austria

2019-2022: Ambassador of Switzerland to Canada and the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, Ottawa, Canada

2015-2018: Diplomatic Advisor to the Presidency, assigned from FDFA to Swiss Federal Chancellery (Ambassador)

2011-2015: Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Switzerland to the Peoples
Republic of China, Mongolia and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Beijing, PRC

2007-2011: Head of Political and Legal Affairs, Embassy of Switzerland in the United Kingdom, London, UK. (Counsellor)

2003-2007: Deputy Head of Section for bilateral affairs with Austria, Germany and Central Europe, Europe Division, Bern

2002-2003: Diplomatic Trainee, Embassy of Switzerland to the Republic of Korea, Seoul, RoK

2001-2002: Diplomatic Trainee at Africa Division, FDFA Bern

1999-2001: Swisspeace, Bern, Switzerland
Researcher, FAST International (Early Warning Programme on Armed Conflicts)

1998-2000: Cleverest GmbH, Intranet application development, Co-Founder and Co-Owner

Fotos: Carina Karlovits/HBF & Paul Kulec/HBF