Switzerland’s new man in Washington has a varied career behind him, having notably been appointed Intelligence Coordinator in the year 2000, aged 38.
After a reorganisation of this department, he joined the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) in 2006, which was at that time led by Micheline Calmy-Rey.
Recently Pitteloud was at the centre of allegations of corruption, stemming from his stint as Swiss ambassador to Kenya from 2010 to 2015. The investigation, which started in 2016, ended in spring this year, with no action deemed necessary. The brothers who made the allegations have filed an appeal.
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