Regina Escher

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Regina Escher (* 1955 ) is a retired Swiss diplomat . From December 2010 to 2013 she was the first Swiss ambassador to Sofia , Bulgaria .

career

Escher completed a doctorate in political science (dr. Sc. Pol.) In 1985 with a dissertation on the United Nations . She joined the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) in 1987 as a trainee diplomat (“Stagiaire diplomatique”) . In the diplomatic service she later became the “first employee” of the head of mission in Sofia .

In December 2010 Regina Escher was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Bulgaria as the successor to Thomas Feller , who moved to Algeria . She was accredited on January 27, 2011 and retired after three years. In November 2013 , the Swiss Federal Council appointed Denis Knobel , who had been head of mission in Zagreb until then, as her successor .

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  1. dodis.ch : Regina Escher in the database of diplomatic documents of Switzerland (accessed on May 1, 2020)
  2. ^ Swiss Federal Council : New ambassadors for Switzerland . (November 18, 2010; accessed April 30, 2020)
  3. ^ Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres : S. Exc. Mme Regina ESCHER . In: Protocole d'Etat. List of the Membres du Corps Diplomatique . ( Online ) Sofia, November 2013. p. 175.
  4. Swiss Federal Council: The Federal Council appoints new ambassadors . (November 13, 2013; accessed April 30, 2020)