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Stay informed about what happens in Switzerland and what you must know as Swiss Abroad. We at SwissCommunity and our partner organisations keep you updated by means of printed and electronic information.

About us

The Organisation of the Swiss Abroad has represented the overall interests of Swiss nationals abroad in Switzerland since 1916, and is recognised by the authorities as the mouthpiece of the “Fifth Switzerland”.

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Living abroad

Living abroad as a Swiss citizen involves many challenges and questions. Here at SwissCommunity, we know which topics are of particular importance to you and we are available to assist you with advice and support.

Emigration & return migration

Have you decided to realise your dream of emigrating? Or would you like to return to Switzerland? Here you will find all the information you require to carefully plan this major undertaking.

Politics & voting

As a Swiss Abroad you may take part in elections and votes in Switzerland. You must, however, satisfy certain criteria, which may differ depending on the canton.

Offers & events

The experiences of Swiss citizens who live abroad are of great importance to Switzerland. Through a variety of offers and events, we encourage social exchanges and networking between citizens of Switzerland at home and abroad.

Members

The following is a list of the CSA members for the 2025–2029 term. The Council of the Swiss Abroad (CSA) comprises 140 members – 120 members abroad and 20 in Switzerland.

The pictures and information of the new members will be added over time.

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Nair Ackermann Bochard

Nair Ackermann Bochard

Delegate

Nueva Helvecia, Uruguay

Jean-Luc Addor

Member from Switzerland

Sion, Switzerland

Peter Josef Andermatt

Peter Josef Andermatt

Delegate

Madrid, Spain

Thomas Arn

Delegate

West Vancouver, Canada

Miguel Angel Arregui

Miguel Angel Arregui

Deputy

Córdoba, Argentina

Dominique Baccaunaud Vuillemin

Dominique Baccaunaud Vuillemin

Delegate, member of the Executive Board

Sainte-Colombe-en-Bruilhois, France

Christine Badertscher

Christine Badertscher

Member from Switzerland

Thunstetten, Switzerland

Frédéric Balet

Delegate

Lima, Peru

François Baur

Member from Switzerland, economiesuisse

Basel, Switzerland

Robert Beitlmeier

Robert Beitlmeier

Delegate

Traun, Austria

Thierry Bercin

Delegate

-, Mauritius

Alexia Berni

Delegate

Rosario, Argentina

Veronica Besmer

Veronica Besmer

Delegate

Los Angeles, United States

Rolf Blaser

Delegate

Colombo, Sri Lanka

Lazar Bogojevic

Lazar Bogojevic

Delegate

Belgrad, Serbia

Marc Böhlen

Deputy

François Boinay

Delegate

Les Ecorces, France

Hans-Georg Bosch

Delegate

Pretoria, South Africa

Olivier Francois Brack

Olivier Francois Brack

Delegate

Weimar, TX, United States

Christian Brunnschweiler

Christian Brunnschweiler

Delegate

Caracas, Venezuela

Roland Rino Büchel

Roland Rino Büchel

Member from Switzerland, National councillor

Oberriet, Switzerland

Stefan Bucher

Delegate

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Guido Bühlmann-Miyake

Guido Bühlmann-Miyake

Delegate

North York, Canada

Jean-René Carle-Mossdorf

Jean-René Carle-Mossdorf

Delegate

-, Canada

Lorenza Cavalli

Deputy

-, United Kingdom

Christian Chantelot

Delegate

-, France

Elke Chapuisod

Delegate

Biarritz, France

Katja Christ

Member from Switzerland

Basel, Switzerland

Rocio Cibrán Barreiro

Rocio Cibrán Barreiro

Delegate

Valencia, Spain

Helena Claesson

Deputy

-, United States

Theodora Clerc Tsavdaridis

Theodora Clerc Tsavdaridis

Delegate

Reus, Spain

Jacques de Buttet

Delegate

Fuveau, France

Alexandra De Mello

Alexandra De Mello

Delegate

Singapore, Singapore

Gian Franco Definti

Gian Franco Definti

Delegate, member of the Executive Board

Milan, Italy

Patrick Diethelm

Patrick Diethelm

Patrick Diethelm

Quatre Bornes, Mauritius

Laÿna Droz-dit-Busset

Delegate

Nagareyama-shi, Japan

Eric Dubuis

Member from Switzerland

Orpund, Switzerland

Ivo Dürr

Delegate

Vienna, Austria

Jacques-Simon Eggly

Jacques-Simon Eggly

Honorary president (former president of the organisation of the Swiss Abroad), former National councillor

Geneva, Switzerland

Honorary members are not elected by the CSA and are therefore not eligible to vote.

Tobias Eisenhardt

Deputy

Tübingen, Germany

Valéry Engelhard

Delegate

Toulon, France

Roland Erne

Delegate

Dublin, Ireland

Nejla Ertekin

Delegate

-, Turkey

Francisca Espinoza Trombert

Francisca Espinoza Trombert

Delegate

Antofagasta, Chile

Jorge Fassbind

Deputy

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Noel Frei

Delegate

Strasbourg, France

Helen Freiermuth

Helen Freiermuth

Delegate, member of the Executive Board

Izmir, Turkey

Roberto Fuenzalida Bauer

Roberto Fuenzalida Bauer

Delegate

Santiago, Chile

Zarina Garcia Camou

Zarina Garcia Camou

Delegate

La Estancia, Zapopan, Mexico

Sofia Garcia-Reyes Meyer

Sofia Garcia-Reyes Meyer

Delegate

Bogotá, Colombia

Florian Georg

Delegate

Boston, United States

Pietro Germano

Deputy

Baselga di Pinè, Italy

Giampiero Gianella

Giampiero Gianella

Member from Switzerland, president of Pro Ticino

San Nazzaro, Switzerland

Esther Gilbert

Delegate

Andreas Göhringer

Delegate

Curitiba, Brazil

Oskar Greder

Delegate

Botolan, Philippines

Alice Gubler

Delegate

Den Haag, Netherlands

Adiel Guggenheim

Delegate

-, Israel

Dov Guggenheim

Delegate

Jerusalem, Israel

Sally Guggenheim

Deputy

-, Israel

Remo Gysin

Honorary president (former president of the organisation of the Swiss Abroad), former National councillor

Basel, Switzerland

Honorary members are not elected by the CSA and are therefore not eligible to vote.

Anne-Sophie Habs

Anne-Sophie Habs

Delegate

-, Denmark

Arnaud Haefelin

Arnaud Haefelin

Delegate

Paris, France

Hanspeter Häfeli

Hanspeter Häfeli

Delegate

Vinhedo, Brazil

Christoph Hälg

Delegate

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Elisabeth Hasler

Elisabeth Hasler

Delegate

Nendeln, Liechtenstein

Jean-Paul Hässig

Jean-Paul Hässig

Deputy

Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam

Alex Hauenstein

Alex Hauenstein

Member from Switzerland, President Area for the Swiss Abroad Foundation.

Oberrohrdorf, Switzerland

Daniel Heusser

Delegate

Shanghai, China

Regula Hilfiker

Regula Hilfiker

Delegate

Turin, Italy

Simone Höch

Delegate

Sharm El Sheikh, South Sinai, Egypt

Tessa Huber

Delegate

Eislingen/Fils, Germany

Roland Isler

Delegate

Melbourne, Australia

Luc Jeannin-Naltet

Luc Jeannin-Naltet

Deputy

Versailles, France

Markus Kappeler

Markus Kappeler

Deputy

Gaissau, Austria

Mehmet Hakan Karpuz

Mehmet Hakan Karpuz

Deputy

Büyükçekmece - Istanbul, Turkey

Beat Kaser

Member from Switzerland

La Tour-de-Peilz, Switzerland

Barbara Kehr Courbis

Barbara Kehr Courbis

Youth seat

Samir Khoudja

Delegate

Le Kram, Tunis, Tunisia

Beat Knoblauch

Delegate

Sydney, Australia

Constantin Kokkinos

Constantin Kokkinos

Delegate

Athene, Greece

Marija Komin

Delegate

Stubicke Toplice, Croatia

Geraldine Kraev

Deputy

-, United Kingdom

Doris Ursula Kunz

Doris Ursula Kunz

Delegate

Lavra, Portugal

Pierino Lardi

Deputy

Caracas, Venezuela

Johannes Le Coultre

Deputy

Daniel Lenglet

Delegate

Galgon, France

Sonja Lengning

Delegate, member of the Executive Board

Stuttgart, Germany

Gregory Leutert

Gregory Leutert

Deputy

Veresegyház, Hungary

André Lienhard

Delegate

Praha, Czech Republic

Filippo Lombardi

Filippo Lombardi

Member from Switzerland, president of the Executive Board, former councillor of States

Lugano, Switzerland

Rodrigo Lozano

Deputy

Lima, Peru

Paolo Lupo

Delegate

Annecy, France

Bernhard Lüscher

Delegate

-, Germany

Philippe Magnenat

Philippe Magnenat

Delegate

Blainville, Quebec, Canada

Christophe Margot

Member from Switzerland

Toby Matthiesen

Toby Matthiesen

Delegate

London, United Kingdom

John McGough

Delegate

Budapest, Hungary

Pascal Méan

Delegate

Calgary, Canada

Alain Meyer

Member from Switzerland

Zug, Switzerland

Gérard Marcel Meyer Jean

Deputy

Braga, Portugal

Simon Michel

Delegate

Solothurn, Switzerland

Myriam Morier Claudine

Myriam Morier Claudine

Delegate

Sevilla, Spain

David W. Mörker

David W. Mörker

Delegate, member of the Executive Board

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Franz Muheim

Delegate, member of the Executive Board

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Heidi Mustvedt-Plüss

Heidi Mustvedt-Plüss

Delegate

Skien, Norway

Brendan Naef

Delegate

Nepean, Canada

Joelle Nebbe-Mornod

Deputy

-, United Kingdom

Tom P. Neidecker

Delegate

Oro Valley, United States

Tobias Orth

Delegate

Mannheim, Germany

Valeria Paduano

Delegate

Palermo, Italy

Valerie Page

Delegate

Leiden, Netherlands

Eugenio Pedraza Gonzalez

Youth seat

Ruth Perracini-Liechti

Ruth Perracini-Liechti

Delegate

Navarro del Socorro, Costa Rica

Emilia Pfeiffer-Figueroa

Emilia Pfeiffer-Figueroa

Delegate

San Pedro Garza García, Mexico

Patrice Poget

Delegate

Néris les Bains, France

Nicole Prutsch

Delegate

Graz, Austria

Daniel Rehmann

Delegate

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Robert Reich

Member from Switzerland, Foundation for Young Swiss Abroad (FYSA)

Wabern, Switzerland

Heinz Rhyn

Member from Switzerland, President of educationsuisse

Uitikon, Switzerland

Felix Rohrbach

Deputy

Helsinki, Finland

Pierre-Yves Roten

Pierre-Yves Roten

Delegate South Africa

Black River, Mauritius, South Africa

Florence Roth

Delegate

Liege, Belgium

Paul Röthlisberger

Paul Röthlisberger

Delegate

Höchenschwand, Germany

Federico Rubli Kaiser

Federico Rubli Kaiser

Deputy

Mexico City, Mexico

Marco Rudin

Delegate

Bangkok, Thailand

Claudius Rüegsegger

Claudius Rüegsegger

Delegate

Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam

Ariane Rustichelli

Ariane Rustichelli

Honorary member (former Organisation of the Swiss Abroad director)

Bern, Switzerland

Honorary members are not elected by the CSA and are therefore not eligible to vote.

Sabrina Sadowska

Sabrina Sadowska

Delegate

Chemnitz, Germany

Laura Salzmann

Delegate

Nairobi, Kenya

Therese Anita Schaad Lévesque

Therese Anita Schaad Lévesque

Deputy

Carrio, Parres, Spain

Marion Scheel

Delegate

São Paulo, Brazil

Isabelle Schenk

Isabelle Schenk

Delegate

Timperley, United Kingdom

Daniel Schmid

Delegate

Milan, Italy

Elisabeth Schneider-Schneiter

Elisabeth Schneider-Schneiter

Member from Switzerland, National councillor

Biel-Benken, Switzerland

Josef Schnyder

Delegate

Bangkok, Thailand

Jeannette Seifert-Wittmer

Jeannette Seifert-Wittmer

Delegate

New York, New York, United States

Maria Silletta

Deputy

St Louis, France

António José Sobral Pereira

António José Sobral Pereira

Delegate

Santo Espírito, Portugal

Nicolò Solimano

Nicolò Solimano

Delegate

Duino-Aurisina, Italy

Carlo Sommaruga

Carlo Sommaruga

Member from Switzerland, member of the Council of States

Geneva, Switzerland

Robert Spiller

Delegate

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Joshua Spirgi

Delegate

Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR of China

Carola Erica Steer

Carola Erica Steer

Delegate

Unquillo, Córdoba, Argentina

Ralph Steigrad

Delegate

Netanya, Israel

Mathis Steinmann

Mathis Steinmann

Delegate

Nice, France

Chris Stern

Delegate

Estero, FL, United States

Urs Stirnimann

Deputy

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Sarah Straubhaar

Sarah Straubhaar

Delegate

Berlin, Germany

René Strehler

Delegate

Bruxelles, Belgium

Lakshmi Sundaram

Lakshmi Sundaram

Delegate

London, United Kingdom

Martin Tapio

Delegate

Helsinki, Finland

Caroline Thomas

Caroline Thomas

Deputy

Lamma, Hong Kong SAR of China

Raoul Thoos

Deputy

Haarlem, Netherlands

Fabio Trebbi

Delegate

Rome, Italy

Carmen Trochsler

Carmen Trochsler

Delegate, member of the Executive Board

Adelaide, Australia

Nico Tschanz

Delegate

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Isabella Türk

Deputy

-, Colombia

Zehorit Tzfira-Horn

Zehorit Tzfira-Horn

Delegate

Azor, Israel

Salomé Wagner

Deputy

Wien, Austria

Hanspeter Waldner

Hanspeter Waldner

Deputy

San Diego, United States

Leonie Warkus

Deputy

Gatineau, Canada

Beatrice Weber

Member from Switzerland, Red Cross Switzerland

Bern, Switzerland

Laurent Wehrli

Member from Switzerland, Vice-President of the Executive Board, National Councillor

Glion, Switzerland

Markus Wiget

Deputy

Milan, Italy

Peter Woehrle

Deputy

Kamakura, Kanagawa-ken, Japan

Marianne Würgler

Marianne Würgler

Delegate

Ruiz de Montoya, Argentina

Rudolf Wyder

Honorary member (former Organisation of the Swiss Abroad director)

Bern, Switzerland

Honorary members are not elected by the CSA and are therefore not eligible to vote.

Luis Wyss

Delegate

München, Germany

Franco Zimmerli

Delegate

Los Angeles, California, United States

Barbara Zingg

Delegate

Broome, Australia

Peter Zschaler

Member from Switzerland, SWI swissinfo.ch

Bern, Switzerland

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