Darius Willis grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana and is the head coach of the Bern Grizzlies – the football team of Switzerland’s capital city. Surprised to find out that football is a thing in Switzerland? So were we! We talked to Darius about his love for American football and how the sport is becoming more ...
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By U.S. Mission Switzerland | 31 January, 2020 | Topics: News | Tags: Americans in Switzerland, Football
The 2010 Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, known as FATCA, created new reporting requirements for taxpayers with specified foreign assets. Visit the Joint Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) from the Department of the Treasury, the Department of State, the Internal Revenue Service, and the Social Security Administration for more information:
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By U.S. Mission Switzerland | 20 September, 2019 | Topics: Consular Affairs, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, U.S. Citizen Services | Tags: ACS, Americans in Switzerland, banking, FATCA, Renunciation, taxes, U.S. Taxes
Since 2013 Sarah Charley has lived and worked in the Geneva area. Sarah is part of the CERN Press Office and manages the US CERN Communications and Media Relations. She is responsible for planning media visits for US journalists, coordinating US VIP visits with the CERN Protocol Office, working with US university press offices and ...
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By U.S. Mission Switzerland | 6 August, 2019 | Topics: Education, News, Public Affairs, Science & Tech | Tags: Americans in Switzerland, CERN
When you experience a different culture through educational and cultural exchange you gain a deeper understanding of yourself and those around you—deepening your knowledge of foreign cultures and strengthening international relationships. Leaving the familiar behind and plunging into the unknown shows a commitment to understanding other people and cultures; and a commitment to learning about ...
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By U.S. Mission Switzerland | 22 May, 2019 | Topics: Education, News, Scholarships and Exchanges | Tags: Americans in Switzerland, Basel, Massachusetts, Student Exchange
Dr. Arlie R. Hochschild has visited Switzerland many times for tourism, to speak in expert panels at the World Economic Forum, and most recently, to accept an honorary degree from the University of Lausanne. The U.S. Embassy could not pass up an opportunity to ask her a few questions about her life, work, and perspective ...
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By U.S. Mission Switzerland | 13 June, 2018 | Topics: News, U.S. & Switzerland | Tags: Americans in Switzerland
U.S. Embassy Bern met with Sam Frank, who was in Switzerland for a week to visit the company he works for in the U.S., a Swiss cheese and sausage producer. On his first night in Bern he joined his employer on a catering job at a reception in honor of the arrival of U.S. Ambassador ...
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By U.S. Mission Switzerland | 1 February, 2018 | Topics: News, U.S. & Switzerland | Tags: Americans in Switzerland, Arrival Reception
Embassy Bern met with two American artists, Heather and Jonathan, to learn about how spending time in Switzerland, being immersed in a different landscape and culture, and exchanging ideas with strangers has impacted their creativity. What inspirations will they take back home? Read below. The two American artists visited Switzerland as artistic fellows with the ...
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By U.S. Mission Switzerland | 22 September, 2017 | Topics: Culture, News | Tags: Americans in Switzerland
Clinical psychologist Adam Brown was selected as a Fulbright Specialist to work with the Emergency Department at the University Hospital in Bern. We caught up with him to learn more about his experience here and with the program. Adam is an Associate Professor and the Sara Yates Exley Chair in Teaching Excellence in the Department ...
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By U.S. Mission Switzerland | 17 August, 2017 | Topics: News, U.S. & Switzerland | Tags: Americans in Switzerland, Fulbright
Chargé d’Affaires Tara Feret Erath had the pleasure of meeting four American social entrepreneurs in Zurich and learning about their visit to Switzerland (photo from left to right: Emma, Carly, Chargé Erath, Miro, Maria). The four were in Switzerland to participate in the Global Youth Summit organized by the Swiss non-profit organization Global Changemakers. We interviewed ...
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By U.S. Mission Switzerland | 25 July, 2017 | Topics: News, U.S. & Switzerland | Tags: Americans in Switzerland, Global Changemakers
