| Born on October 28th, 1945 - Married, three children |
| Professional Career |
| 1970-1974 | Federal Department of Defence
General staff |
| 1974-1976 | Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Bern
Entry into the diplomatic service, various assignments in Geneva, CSCE, and Stockholm, Swiss Embassy |
| 1976-1977 | Swiss Embassy, Warsaw
Deputy Head of Mission |
| 1977-1981 | Swiss Delagation to the EFTA and GATT, Geneva
from 1980: Deputy Head of the Swiss Delegation |
| 1981-1985 | Swiss Embassy, Bonn
Head of the Economic Division |
| 1986 - 09.1993 | Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Bern
Head of the Financial and Economic Division |
| 10.1993 | Brussels
Ambassador, Head of the Swiss Mission to the EU |
Education |
Primary and secondary schools in Ascona, Switzerland
Studies in economics and political sciences at the Universities of Bern and Lausanne |
Other |
Member of the Board of The Foundation for Research in International Banking and Finance (FRIBF), University of California - Riverside / USA (1987-1994)
Chairman of the Group of negotiations on financial services within the Uruguay Round (1990-1991)
Chairman of the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (1991-1992) |
