Benedikt von Tscharner
Benedikt von Tscharner (born July 18, 1937 in Trub , Canton Bern , † November 12, 2019 in Geneva ) was a Swiss diplomat and journalist .
Life
He came from the Bernese patrician family von Tscharner . After attending the schools in Lützelflüh and Burgdorf , he completed his Matura in Basel . He then studied law at the University of Basel . In 1961 he became a topic for international law doctorate .
In 1959/1960 he was Central Secretary of the Swiss European Union. After a brief stint at the Raymond Vernet & Charles Pictet law firm in Geneva, he moved to the Federal Political Department (EPD) in 1963. In 1963/1964 von Tscharner was an attaché of the Swiss delegation in Berlin . In 1964 he became a research assistant in the trade department of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs (EVD) and accompanied the GATT negotiations ("Kennedy Round") in Geneva. In 1967 he became the embassy secretary of the Swiss Mission to the European Communities (EC) in Brussels and in 1970 moved to Bern as head of the EPD / EVD integration office, where he was responsible for negotiating the free trade agreement between Switzerland and the EC. From 1973 to 1975 he was Counselor for Economic and Social Affairs at the Swiss Embassy in London.
In 1976, Benedikt von Tscharner became an authorized minister in the Federal Office for Foreign Trade (BAWI-EVD) and from 1980 ambassador, delegate of the Federal Council for trade agreements. He was u. a. responsible for international energy issues, as well as for economic relations with the countries of the Middle East and the state trading countries. After a brief activity in 1985/1986 as General Commissioner of the XXV. At the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Conference in 1987 he became ambassador and head of the Swiss Mission to the EC in Brussels at the time of the Swiss negotiations on the European Economic Area (EEA). In 1993 he moved to Vienna as permanent representative of Switzerland to international organizations and head of delegation to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) (Chair of Switzerland 1996).
From 1997 to 2002 Benedikt von Tscharner was the Swiss ambassador to France.
From 2002 to 2013 he was President of the Foundation for the History of the Swiss Abroad (Museum Schloss Penthes, Pregny). From 2014 to 2017 he was president of the association “Switzerland in Europe”; since then honorary president. From 2005 he was a member of the Board of Trustees of the Fondation 1792 , which promotes and maintains the friendly relationship between France and Switzerland.
Benedikt von Tscharner was the author of several short biographies of Swiss people around the world .
honors and awards
- 2005 French Order of the Legion of Honor .
Fonts (selection)
- Foreign trade and foreign trade policy in Switzerland , Zurich Chamber of Commerce / Waser Zurich, 1984
- CH - CD Swiss Diplomacy Today , Schulthess Polygraphischer Verlag Zurich, 1993
- Quelle Europe - Quelle Suisse? , Fondation Jean Monnet pour l'Europe Lausanne, 1989
- Profession Ambassadeur - Diplomate suisse en France , Cabédita Yens-sur-Morges, 2002
- Johann Konrad Kern. Statesman and diplomat , Editions de Penthes Pregny-Chambésy, 2006 (also in French)
- Giuseppe Motta - Swiss statesman , Editions de Penthes Pregny-Chambésy, 2007 (also Italian and French)
- Albert Gallatin - A Genevan in the Service of the United States of America , Editions de Penthes Pregny-Chambésy, 2008 (also in French and English)
- Soldiers - Diversity of Fates in Past and Present , Editions de Penthes Pregny-Chambésy, 2010 (also in French)
- Women - Diversity of Fate in Past and Present , Editions de Penthes Pregny-Chambésy, 2010 (also in French)
- Inter Gentes - statesmen, diplomats, political thinkers , Editions de Penthes Pregny-Chambésy, 2012 (also in French and English)
- Swiss Europe Breviary. How much Europe does Switzerland need? , 2017 ([online www.seub.ch])
Web links
- Literature by and about Benedikt von Tscharner in the catalog of the German National Library
- Documents by and about Tscharner, Benedikt von in the Dodis database of Diplomatic Documents in Switzerland
Individual evidence
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Edouard Brunner |
Swiss ambassador in Paris 1997–2002 |
François Nordmann |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tscharner, Benedikt von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss diplomat and journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 18, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Trub , Canton of Bern |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 12, 2019 |
| Place of death | Geneva |