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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

Jean-Luc Addor

Member from Switzerland
Sion, Switzerland
Peter Josef Andermatt

Peter Josef Andermatt

Delegate
Madrid, Spain
Thomas Arn

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
Nike Bahlmann

Nike Bahlmann

Delegate
Köln, Germany
Frédéric Balet

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

Alexia Berni

Delegate
Rosario, Argentina
Veronica Besmer

Veronica Besmer

Delegate
Los Angeles, United States
Aurelie Biehler

Aurelie Biehler

Delegate
New York, United States
Rolf Blaser

Rolf Blaser

Delegate
Colombo, Sri Lanka

François Boinay

Delegate
-, 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

Stefan Bucher

Delegate
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Guido Bühlmann-Miyake

Guido Bühlmann-Miyake

Delegate
North York, Canada

Jean-René Carle-Mossdorf

Delegate
-, Canada

Lorenza Cavalli

Deputy
-, United Kingdom

Christian Chantelot

Delegate
-, France
Elke Chapuisod

Elke Chapuisod

Delegate
Biarritz, France
Katja Christ

Katja Christ

Member from Switzerland
Basel, Switzerland
Rocio Cibrán Barreiro

Rocio Cibrán Barreiro

Delegate
-, 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

Laÿina Droz-dit-Busset

Delegate
-, Japan
Eric Dubuis

Eric Dubuis

Member from Switzerland
Orpund, Switzerland
Ivo Dürr

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

Roland Erne

Delegate
Dublin, Ireland

Nejla Ertekin

Delegate
-, Turkey
Francisca Espinoza Trombert

Francisca Espinoza Trombert

Delegate
Antofagasta, Chile
Alex Farinelli

Alex Farinelli

Member from Switzerland, National councillor
Comano, Switzerland
Jorge Fassbind

Jorge Fassbind

Deputy
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Noel Frei

Noel Frei

Delegate
Strasbourg, Ethiopia
Helen Freiermuth

Helen Freiermuth

Delegate, member of the Executive Board
Izmir, Turkey

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

Florian Georg

Deputy
Boston, United States
Pietro Germano

Pietro Germano

Deputy
Baselga di Pinè, Italy

Giampiero Gianella

Member from Switzerland, president of Pro Ticino
San Nazzaro, Switzerland

Andreas Göhringer

Delegate
Curitiba, Brazil
Oskar Greder

Oskar Greder

Delegate
Botolan, Philippines

Max Groenveld

Youth seats
Alice Gubler

Alice Gubler

Delegate
Den Haag, Netherlands

Adiel Guggenheim

Delegate
-, Israel
Dov Guggenheim

Dov Guggenheim

Delegate
Jerusalem, Israel

Sally Guggenheim

Deputy
-, Israel
Remo Gysin

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

Delegate
-, Denmark
Arnaud Haefelin

Arnaud Haefelin

Delegate
Paris, France
Hanspeter Häfeli

Hanspeter Häfeli

Delegate
Vinhedo, Brazil
Christoph Hälg

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

Daniel Heusser

Delegate
Shanghai, China
Regula Hilfiker

Regula Hilfiker

Delegate
Turin, Italy
Simone Höch

Simone Höch

Delegate
Sharm El Sheikh, South Sinai, Egypt
Thomas Hofer

Thomas Hofer

Deputy
Ocean Reef, Australia
Tessa Huber

Tessa Huber

Delegate
Eislingen/Fils, Germany
Roland Isler

Roland Isler

Delegate
Melbourne, Australia
Luc Jeannin-Naltet

Luc Jeannin-Naltet

Deputy
-, France
Markus Kappeler

Markus Kappeler

Deputy
Gaissau, Austria
Mehmet Hakan Karpuz

Mehmet Hakan Karpuz

Deputy
Büyükçekmece - Istanbul, Turkey
Beat Kaser

Beat Kaser

Member from Switzerland
La Tour-de-Peilz, Switzerland

Samir Khoudja

Delegate
-, Tunisia
Beat Knoblauch

Beat Knoblauch

Delegate
Sydney, Australia
Constantin Kokkinos

Constantin Kokkinos

Delegate
Athene, Greece
Marija Komin

Marija Komin

Delegate
Stubicke Toplice, Croatia

Geraldine Kraev

Deputy
-, United Kingdom
Doris Ursula Kunz

Doris Ursula Kunz

Delegate
Lavra, Portugal
Pierino Lardi

Pierino Lardi

Deputy
Caracas, Venezuela
Daniel Lenglet

Daniel Lenglet

Delegate
Galgon, France
Sonja Lengning

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
-, Peru
Paolo Lupo

Paolo Lupo

Delegate
-, France
Philippe Magnenat

Philippe Magnenat

Delegate
Blainville, Quebec, Canada
Toby Matthiesen

Toby Matthiesen

Delegate
London, United Kingdom
John McGough

John McGough

Delegate
Budapest, Hungary
Pascal Méan

Pascal Méan

Delegate
Calgary, Canada
Alain Meyer

Alain Meyer

Member from Switzerland
Zug, Switzerland

Gérard Marcel Meyer Jean

Deputy
-, Portugal
Myriam Morier Claudine

Myriam Morier Claudine

Delegate
-, Spain
David W. Mörker

David W. Mörker

Delegate, member of the Executive Board
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Franz Muheim

Franz Muheim

Delegate, member of the Executive Board
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Heidi Mustvedt-Plüss

Heidi Mustvedt-Plüss

Delegate
Skien, Norway
Brendan Naef

Brendan Naef

Delegate
-, Canada

Joelle Nebbe-Mornod

Deputy
-, United Kingdom

Tom P. Neidecker

Delegate
Oro Valley, United States
Tobias Orth

Tobias Orth

Delegate
Mannheim, Germany

Valeria Paduano

Delegate
-, Italy
Valerie Page

Valerie Page

Delegate
Leiden, Netherlands
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
-, France
Edgar Pourailly

Edgar Pourailly

Youth seats
Nicole Prutsch

Nicole Prutsch

Delegate
Graz, Austria
Daniel Rehmann

Daniel Rehmann

Delegate
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Robert Reich

Robert Reich

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

Estelle Revaz

Member from Switzerland, National councillor
Geneva, Switzerland
Heinz Rhyn

Heinz Rhyn

Member from Switzerland, President of educationsuisse
Uitikon, Switzerland
Felix Rohrbach

Felix Rohrbach

Deputy
Helsinki, Finland
Pierre-Yves Roten

Pierre-Yves Roten

Delegate
Black River, Mauritius
Florence Roth

Florence Roth

Delegate
Liege, Belgium
Paul Röthlisberger

Paul Röthlisberger

Delegate
Höchenschwand, Germany
Federico Rubli Kaiser

Federico Rubli Kaiser

Deputy
Mexico City, Mexico
Marco Rudin

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

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

Daniel Schmid

Delegate
Milan, Italy
Elisabeth Schneider-Schneiter

Elisabeth Schneider-Schneiter

Member from Switzerland, National councillor
Biel-Benken, Switzerland
Josef Schnyder

Josef Schnyder

Delegate
Bangkok, Thailand
Jeannette Seifert-Wittmer

Jeannette Seifert-Wittmer

Delegate
New York, New York, United States
Maria Silletta

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

Robert Spiller

Delegate
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Joshua Spirgi

Joshua Spirgi

Delegate
-, Hong Kong SAR of China
Carola Erica Steer

Carola Erica Steer

Delegate
Unquillo, Córdoba, Argentina
Ralph Steigrad

Ralph Steigrad

Delegate
Netanya, Israel
Mathis Steinmann

Mathis Steinmann

Delegate
Nice, France
Chris Stern

Chris Stern

Delegate
Estero, FL, United States
Sarah Straubhaar

Sarah Straubhaar

Delegate
Berlin, Germany

René Strehler

Delegate
Bruxelles, Belgium
Lakshmi Sundaram

Lakshmi Sundaram

Delegate
London, United Kingdom
Martin Tapio

Martin Tapio

Delegate
Helsinki, Finland
Caroline Thomas

Caroline Thomas

Deputy
Lamma, Hong Kong SAR of China

Raoul Thoos

Deputy
Haarlem, Netherlands
Fabio Trebbi

Fabio Trebbi

Delegate
Rome, Italy
Carmen Trochsler

Carmen Trochsler

Delegate, member of the Executive Board
Adelaide, Australia
Nico Tschanz

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
Nicolas Walder

Nicolas Walder

Member from Switzerland, National councillor
Carouge, Switzerland
Hanspeter Waldner

Hanspeter Waldner

Deputy
San Diego, United States
Leonie Warkus

Leonie Warkus

Deputy
-, Canada
Beatrice Weber

Beatrice Weber

Member from Switzerland, Red Cross Switzerland
Bern, Switzerland
Laurent Wehrli

Laurent Wehrli

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

Markus Wiget

Deputy
Milan, Italy
Peter Woehrle

Peter Woehrle

Deputy
Kamakura, Kanagawa-ken, Japan
Marianne Würgler

Marianne Würgler

Delegate
Ruiz de Montoya, Argentina
Rudolf Wyder

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

Luis Wyss

Delegate
München, Germany

Franco Zimmerli

Delegate
Los Angeles, California, United States
Barbara Zingg

Barbara Zingg

Delegate
Broome, Australia
Peter Zschaler

Peter Zschaler

Member from Switzerland, SWI swissinfo.ch
Bern, Switzerland
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