Jacques Pitteloud
Jacques Pitteloud (born November 12, 1962 in Sion ) is a Swiss diplomat and former head of the secret service.
Life
Jacques Pitteloud studied law and received his doctorate from the University of Zurich in 1989 . Pitteloud joined the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) in 1988 . He was appointed Intelligence Coordinator in 2000. In 2010 he was involved in the plans to free the Swiss Gaddafi hostages in Tripoli .
Pitteloud was the Swiss ambassador to Kenya from 2010 to 2015 . He was then appointed Director of Resources at the EDA. He has been the Swiss ambassador to Washington since September 2, 2019 .
In 2016, the Federal Prosecutor's Office was authorized by the Federal Department of Justice and Police (FDJP) to investigate Pitteloud for attempted coercion. These investigations are related to the Anglo-Leasing corruption scandal in Kenya, when several members of the Kenyan government had to resign in 2006. He was acquitted of this charge by the federal court in 2018.
Pitteloud is married to a Rwandan woman who belongs to the Tutsi .
Fonts
- Ideologically Motivated Violence in Western Europe: Reflections on the Crisis of the Liberal Rule of Law . Zurich, Univ., Diss., 1989.
Web links
- Literature by and about Jacques Pitteloud in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature by and about Jacques Pitteloud in the bibliographic database WorldCat
- Jacques Pitteloud is appointed Director of the Directorate for Resources at the FDFA. In: FDFA website, December 17, 2014
Individual evidence
- ↑ Joël Widmer: Here the Swiss ambassador settles accounts with Kenya. In: look . 5th August 2015
- ↑ Pitteloud Jacques (PIT) in the Federal State Calendar
- ↑ www.swissinfo.ch
- ↑ Ex-ambassador under suspicion. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . October 1, 2016, p. 32
- ↑ Philippe Reichen: The criminal justice system now takes care of Pitteloud's good offices. In: Tages-Anzeiger from July 18, 2017
- ↑ Lise Bailat: L'ex-espion Jacques Pitteloud promet d'avoir Muri . In: Le Matin Dimanche . No. 5 . Lausanne February 3, 2019, p. 17th f .
- ↑ SVP is bothered by Super-Spy's wife. In: 20 minutes . June 27, 2010
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pitteloud, Jacques |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 12, 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sion |