Early life and education
Leu was born in 1961 in Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland however her parents hailed from Grisons. Her father was famed Swiss hotelier and restaurateur Hans C. Leu (1930-2017). She was primarily raised in Arosa, where she attended local schools. She completed her Matura in Chur and then studied Jurisprudence at University of Zurich, University of Zürich and University of Lausanne graduating in 1989 with a Licentiate (degree), Licentiate.Career
In 1989, after graduating, Leu entered the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and initially was employed as a trainee in Bern, Paris and Geneva. Since May 1991 she held the position as a diplomatic associate in the section United Nations/International Organizations. In 1994, she was transferred to the UN Headquarters in New York City, where she held the position of 2nd Embassy Secretary and was promoted to 1st Embassy Secretary in 1995 respectively to Embassy Counselor in 1998. Later she became vice chairman of the Switzerland, Swiss delegation in Cairo, and a member of the group responsible for dealing with the nuclear program of Iran. Before serving as the Ambassador to Iran, Agosti was the head of the African and European Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland. Leu Agosti, has brought her sons, along with her husband, to Iran. Her husband, who is a biologist, an expert, and a researcher in the field of ants, is busy working in Iran. Before her departure, she announced that she would send her children to a German school in Iran. In 2018 she became the first woman to be the Swiss Ambassador to France and Monaco. She left her post on 14 October 2020. In 2020, she was appointed State Secretary and EU-negotiator by the Swiss government. In 2023, it became public that she would be succeeding Paul Seger as Ambassador to Germany. On December 8th, the President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, formally received her letter of credence, officially making Leu Agosti the new Swiss Ambassador to Germany.Personal life
Leu is married to Donat Agosti,https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=mr4ptE4AAAAJ&hl=en who is a myrmecologist. They have two sons.See also
* Iran–Switzerland relationsReferences
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