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Franz Boos, US

Besides e-voting and pension reform, Swiss expatriate Franz Boos is concerned about banking services. Originally from the Rapperswil area, the Organisation of the Swiss Abroad (OSA) delegate lives in Michigan with his Swiss wife. He left Switzerland in 1968.

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