Martin Dahinden
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His Excellency Martin Dahinden Ph.D. |
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Martin Dahinden in Washington D.C.
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| Swiss Ambassador to the United States | |
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Assumed office November 18, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Manuel Sager |
| Director of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation | |
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In office 2008–2014 |
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| Director of Corporate Management at the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland | |
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In office 2004–2008 |
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Martin Dahinden 8 January 1955 Zurich, Switzerland |
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 Swiss
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| Spouse(s) | Anita |
| Children | Robert, Andrea |
| Residence | Washington DC, Embassy of Switzerland in Washington, D.C. |
| Alma mater | University of Zurich, Zurich |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Martin Werner Dahinden (born 8 January 1955) is a senior Swiss diplomat who since October 2014 is the Ambassador of Switzerland to the United States of America. Dahinden presented his credentials to the President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, on November 18, 2014 at the White House in Washington, D.C.
Dahinden is the current Head of the Embassy of Switzerland to the United States in Washington DC. His Mandate is to promote exchange between Switzerland and the United States in political relations, economy and business, science, technology and culture. Switzerland represents U.S. interests in Iran (since 1979).
For Swiss living in the U.S., the Embassy and the Consulates General offer services and consular protection.
Dahinden entered the diplomatic service in 1987. Early assignments included his service as a member of the Swiss Delegation to GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade), at the Embassy of Switzerland in Paris, as Deputy to the Swiss Ambassador in Nigeria (1989 to 1991), and in a temporary posting at the Swiss Mission to the United Nations in New York. Later, he worked in the FDFA's Service for Disarmament Policy and Nuclear Issues (1991 to 1995), as Head of the OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) and held the position of Deputy Head of the OSCE Coordination Unit during the Swiss Chairmanship of the OSCE in 1996. The following year, he was Deputy Head of the Swiss Mission to NATO to Brussels (1997 to 2000).
From 2000 to 2004, he was Director of the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining, and from 2004 to 2008, he was the Head of the Directorate of Corporate Management at the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.
Prior to assuming the position of Ambassador of Switzerland to the U.S. in 2014, Dahinden served as the Director of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (2008-2014)
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