The American Swiss Foundation is a private non-profit foreign policy organization headquartered in New York. It was founded in 1945 "to preserve and strengthen the historic friendship between the
United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...
and
Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...
".
Conference
The main program of the American Swiss Foundation is a Young Leaders Conference, held annually in Switzerland since 1990. Conference alumni now number more than 1,300 leaders in both countries from business, government, the media, and academia. Among notable alumni are Foundation Chairman
Robert J. Giuffra, Jr., U.S.
Senator John Barrasso, and former North Carolina governor
Pat McCrory
Patrick Lloyd McCrory (born October 17, 1956) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 74th governor of North Carolina from 2013 to 2017. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 53rd mayor of Charlotte ...
.
References
External links
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* Post about ASF Alumni Event a
U.S. Embassy Bern* Article about AS
Chairman Robert Giuffrain ''
Neue Zurcher Zeitung''
* Op-ed by ASF Presiden
Patricia Schrammabou
U.S.-Swiss Tradein the
Washington Times
''The Washington Times'' is an American conservative daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It covers general interest topics with an emphasis on national politics. Its broadsheet daily edition is distributed throughout Washington, D. ...
* Article about AS
eventwith
John Hennessy in ''
Neue Zurcher Zeitung''
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Switzerland–United States relations