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SDG12

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Swiss Ambassador for the Environment and Head of the International Affairs Division

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Felix Wertli is the Swiss Ambassador for the Environment and the Head of the International Affairs Division at the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment, effective 1 July 2023.

Felix Wertli is Head of the International Affairs Division at the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment, effective 1 July 2023. In this capacity, he is also the Swiss Ambassador for the Environment and represents Switzerland at all important international negotiations in the area of the environment.

Felix Wertli served previously as Head of the Global Affairs Section at the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment, from 2016 to 2023. Prior to that, he served as Counsellor for Trade and Development at the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the World Trade Organization (WTO). He also worked as a Program Officer for Kenya and Haiti at Fastenopfer / Swiss Catholic Lenten Fund.

Felix Wertli holds a master’s degree in Development Studies from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich) and a degree in Geography from the University of Geneva.