Ambassador McMullen Speaks at University of Zurich’s Europa Institute
On March 6, Ambassador McMullen visited the University of Zurich , where he first met with the University’s Executive Board. They discussed Swiss-U.S. economic relations,…
Swiss – U.S. Economic Relations: Opportunities and Challenges
I am very happy to be speaking to all of you today. Thank you, Professor Dr. Hengartner, for the kind introduction, and thank you, Professor…
Annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2018
This year marks the 43rd year the Department of State has produced annual Human Rights Reports. The United States Congress mandated these reports to provide…
Demonstration Alert
Demonstration Alert – U. S. Embassy Bern, Switzerland (March 13, 2019) Subject: U.S. Embassy Bern – Demonstration Alert Location: Geneva, Lausanne, Fribourg, Neuchatel, Sion, and…
Swiss Entrepreneur Silvan Visits U.S. for YTILI Fellowship
The Young Transatlantic Innovation Leaders Initiative Fellowship, also known as YTILI, is a U.S. State Department exchange program that engages young European entrepreneurs in a…
Computer Scientist Rohini Srihari in Switzerland for Speaking Engagements
On invitation by the U.S. Embassy in Bern, Professor Rohini Srihari spoke on February 14 at the International Blockchain Forum in Rotkreuz, organized by the…
Ambassador McMullen’s Cantonal Visit to Ticino
February 6-7, 2019, Ambassador McMullen visited Switzerland’s southern Canton of Ticino to learn about the economic and political life in the region. In addition to…
Ambassador McMullen Visits the Swiss Canton of St. Gallen
U.S. Ambassador Ed McMullen visited St. Gallen last Friday the 8th of February to meet with members of the cantonal government, leading academics at the…
Brad Roberts, Former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, to Speak About International Securi
Dr. Brad Roberts, Director of Lawrence Livermore National Lab’s Center for Global Security Research, visited Switzerland early February for several speaking engagements on invitation from…
Closure Notice
Please note that the U.S. Embassy Bern is closed on February 18, 2019 in observance of Presidents’ Day. Washington’s Birthday is a U.S. federal holiday…
Computer Scientist Rohini Srihari to Speak at the International Blockchain Forum
On invitation by the U.S. Embassy in Bern, Professor Rohini Srihari will come to Switzerland to speak at the International Blockchain Forum in Rotkreuz, organized…
Brad Roberts, Director of Center for Global Security Research, in Switzerland for Speaking Engagemen
Dr. Brad Roberts, Director of Lawrence Livermore National Lab’s Center for Global Security Research , will visit Switzerland in February for several speaking engagements on…
Demonstration Alert
Demonstration Alert – U. S. Embassy Bern, Switzerland (January 30, 2019) Subject: U.S. Embassy Bern – Demonstration Alert Location: Bern, Fribourg/Freiburg, Zurich, Luzern, Geneva, Delemont,…
2018 Embassy Bern Year in Review
2018 was Ambassador McMullen’s first year in Switzerland, and it was a year full of travelling through nearly every Swiss Canton and meeting people from…
Updated Security Alert
Security Alert – U. S. Embassy Bern, Switzerland (January 23, 2019) Subject: U.S. Embassy Bern – Updated Security Alert: All Clear in Geneva – Explosion…
Security Alert
Security Alert – U. S. Embassy Bern, Switzerland (January 23, 2019) Subject: U.S. Embassy Bern – Security Alert Location: Areas surrounding the U.S. Consular…
Enhancing Health Care for Immigrant and Refugee Populations
In collaboration with the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Embassy in Bern has developed a two-week exchange program on Enhancing Health Care for Immigrant…
IVLP Exchange Program HiddenNoMore to Support Women in Science and Technology
In October 2018, Marion Schleifer, a freelance software developer and community organizer from Switzerland, participated in the three-week IVLP exchange program #HiddenNoMore designed by the…
