{"id":10661,"date":"2021-03-19T08:39:10","date_gmt":"2021-03-19T08:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gch.dev-bulbera.com\/?page_id=10661"},"modified":"2026-01-08T15:34:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T14:34:54","slug":"the-boar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/globalcitieshub.org\/en\/the-board\/","title":{"rendered":"The Board"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"10661\" class=\"elementor elementor-10661\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e5a9c65 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e5a9c65\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ecad19\" data-id=\"1ecad19\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-53741ec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"53741ec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e67205d\" data-id=\"e67205d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afab506 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"afab506\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/globalcitieshub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/christina_kitsos_Mairie_003_medaillon-scaled-qap83ykllhldu2qpzhbx6n7pqshs93vii7y3ib2bio.jpg\" title=\"christina_kitsos_Mairie_003_medaillon\" alt=\"Geneve, Mai 2024. Photo officielle de Christina Kitsos, Conseillere administrative de la Ville de Geneve et Maire de la Ville de Geneve du 1er Juin 2024 au 30 mai 2025.  \u00a9 Magali Girardin\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2d18ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-section_titleleft\" data-id=\"a2d18ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"section_titleleft.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ab_text-title fl-wrap\">\r\n            <h3>CHRISTINA KITSOS<\/h3><h4>President of the General Assembly<\/h4><span class=\"section-separator fl-sec-sep\"><\/span>        <\/div>\r\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-147da78 about-wrap elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"147da78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Christina Kitsos is the Deputy Mayor and member of the Executive Council of Geneva (Administrative Council). Since her election, she is in charge of the Department of Social Cohesion and Solidarity. On 1 June 2024 she became Mayor of the City of Geneva. On 13 April 2025, she is reelected to the Executive Council of Geneva.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">She began her political involvement as a member of the Youth Parliament. <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">Her convictions in favor of equality, social and climate justice; and for an open society based on solidarity, led her to join the Socialist Party 20 years ago. She was member of the Parliament of Neuch\u00e2tel from 2005 to 2008 and of the Parliament of the City of Geneva from 2015 to 2020.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-39f7282\" data-id=\"39f7282\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56216f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"56216f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/globalcitieshub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Beatrice-Ferrari-copyright-Le-Temps_alt_300x300-qap83ykllhldu2qpzhbx6n7pqshs93vii7y3ib2bio.jpg\" title=\"Beatrice Ferrari &#8211; copyright Le Temps_alt_300x300\" alt=\"Beatrice Ferrari - copyright Le Temps_alt_300x300\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4288922 elementor-widget elementor-widget-section_titleleft\" data-id=\"4288922\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"section_titleleft.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ab_text-title fl-wrap\">\r\n            <h3>BEATRICE FERRARI<\/h3><h4>President of the Board & Vice President of the General Assembly<\/h4><span class=\"section-separator fl-sec-sep\"><\/span>        <\/div>\r\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a64a9f5 about-wrap elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a64a9f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Beatrice Ferrari is the Director of International Affairs for the Canton of Geneva. She holds a doctorate in science from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, where she specialized in urban development issues related to innovation and globalization.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">She has extensive experience in international relations, acquired in particular at the<\/span>\u00a0State Secretariat for Training, Research and Innovation (SEFRI)\u00a0<span lang=\"EN-US\">where she was head of bilateral relations.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31ebd1c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31ebd1c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-58bce50\" data-id=\"58bce50\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0b84284 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0b84284\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b74441\" data-id=\"6b74441\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e548da2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e548da2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/globalcitieshub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Pascal-Rapillard_10k-300x300-1-qap83ykllhldu2qpzhbx6n7pqshs93vii7y3ib2bio.jpg\" title=\"Pascal Rapillard_10k-300&#215;300\" alt=\"Pascal Rapillard_10k-300x300\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7687180 elementor-widget elementor-widget-section_titleleft\" data-id=\"7687180\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"section_titleleft.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ab_text-title fl-wrap\">\r\n            <h3>PASCAL RAPILLARD<\/h3><h4>Board member<\/h4><span class=\"section-separator fl-sec-sep\"><\/span>        <\/div>\r\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a41ef52 about-wrap elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a41ef52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Pascal Rapillard heads the Office for External Affairs and Communications of the City of Geneva.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Before joining the City of Geneva, he worked for the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining as Head of Division for External Relations, Governance, Policy and Cooperation.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">He started his career at the Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in the Humanitarian Policy Section. He holds a Master in International Relations from the Geneva Graduate Institute of International Studies, and a Master in Public International Law from the University Panth\u00e9on-Sorbonne.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fbdbdcc\" data-id=\"fbdbdcc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea713e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ea713e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/globalcitieshub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Anne_photo-qap83ykllhldu2qpzhbx6n7pqshs93vii7y3ib2bio.jpg\" title=\"Anne_Rietmatten_photo\" alt=\"Anne_Rietmatten_photo\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b8de06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-section_titleleft\" data-id=\"4b8de06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"section_titleleft.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ab_text-title fl-wrap\">\r\n            <h3>ANNE DE RIEDMATTEN<\/h3><h4>Board member<\/h4><span class=\"section-separator fl-sec-sep\"><\/span>        <\/div>\r\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22d1278 about-wrap elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22d1278\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Anne de Riedmatten began her career at the headquarters of M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res Switzerland.\u00a0After four years with the organisation, she joined the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Her career in the field took her to Myanmar, Sudan, Sri Lanka and the Central African Republic. Upon her return to Geneva, she joined the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). During her 13 years at the FDFA, she specialised in multilateral issues and humanitarian diplomacy.<\/p><p>Anne joined the Canton of Geneva in August 2023, taking over as Head of the International Solidarity Service.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d4c634 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d4c634\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f0de9f\" data-id=\"1f0de9f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-15351f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"15351f1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-306cf21\" data-id=\"306cf21\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00be604 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"00be604\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/globalcitieshub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Photo_Zufferey-qap83ykllhldu2qpzhbx6n7pqshs93vii7y3ib2bio.png\" title=\"Photo_Zufferey\" alt=\"Photo_Zufferey\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c96d763 elementor-widget elementor-widget-section_titleleft\" data-id=\"c96d763\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"section_titleleft.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ab_text-title fl-wrap\">\r\n            <h3>GUILLAUME ZUFFEREY<\/h3><h4>Board member<\/h4><span class=\"section-separator fl-sec-sep\"><\/span>        <\/div>\r\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25f5d47 about-wrap elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25f5d47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Guillaume Zufferey is currently personal advisor to Christina Kitsos, Member of the Executive Council of the City of Geneva (Administrative Council). Before joining the team of Christina Kitsos, he worked as the personal advisor to Liliane Maury Pasquier during her term as President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. Prior to that, he worked for the Socialist party of Geneva.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">He holds a master degree in communication from the University of Geneva and a bachelor degree in political sciences from the University of Geneva.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-284d9d9\" data-id=\"284d9d9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a44eab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7a44eab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/globalcitieshub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/STEZ0923_ChristinaWandeler_0238_web-qap83ykllhldu2qpzhbx6n7pqshs93vii7y3ib2bio.jpg\" title=\"MitarbeiterIn STEZ, Bild Rita Palanikumar\" alt=\"MitarbeiterIn STEZ, Bild Rita Palanikumar\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14cb3cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-section_titleleft\" data-id=\"14cb3cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"section_titleleft.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ab_text-title fl-wrap\">\r\n            <h3>CHRISTINA WANDELER<\/h3><h4>Board member<\/h4><span class=\"section-separator fl-sec-sep\"><\/span>        <\/div>\r\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-057d2d4 about-wrap elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"057d2d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Christina Wandeler has been working in the Foreign Affairs Section of the City of Z\u00fcrich for about 15 years, which she is heading since April 2021. The Foreign Affairs Section is part of the Urban Development Office in the Mayors Department of Z\u00fcrich. Before, she has worked for several years at the Swiss Federal Administration, first at the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and then at the State Secretariat for Research and Education (multilateral research cooperation).\u00a0<\/p><p>She holds a diploma in History, Sociology and Political Sciences from the Humboldt University in Berlin and an Executive Master of Public Administration from the University of Bern.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-414fce7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"414fce7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-33d303a\" data-id=\"33d303a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-641db42 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"641db42\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d84800\" data-id=\"7d84800\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e0e103 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0e0e103\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/globalcitieshub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Andrea-Aeby-X_300x300-qap83ykllhldu2qpzhbx6n7pqshs93vii7y3ib2bio.jpg\" title=\"Andrea Aeby X_300x300\" alt=\"Andrea Aeby X_300x300\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd0c3d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-section_titleleft\" data-id=\"fd0c3d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"section_titleleft.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ab_text-title fl-wrap\">\r\n            <h3>ANDREA AEBY<\/h3><h4>Partner invited to the Board<\/h4><span class=\"section-separator fl-sec-sep\"><\/span>        <\/div>\r\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dd3723 about-wrap elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0dd3723\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Andrea Aeby is currently Counselor for Peace and Security at the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the UN Office at Geneva. She is also in charge of issues relating to cities and other local and regional governments.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">As a human rights, peace and global governance expert, she has worked for the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, the universities of Geneva and Bern, the OSCE, and the Swiss Federal Department of Justice and Police. She has extensive experience in political analysis and strategy, as well as in developing diplomatic initiatives and building partnerships with State and civil society actors. She played a key role in developing the Swiss Government\u2019s strategy as Host State of International Geneva. 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