Alain Berset: in photos

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Alain Berset (centre, wearing a hat) makes his way to the media conference in Bern at which he will announce his resignation on Wednesday, June 21, 2023. For the past 12 years he has headed the interior ministry, where his responsibilities include health, social insurance and culture; he also currently holds the rotating Swiss presidency. Marcel Bieri/Keystone

A passer-by takes a selfie with Alain Berset as he makes his way to a media conference in Bern where the Swiss interior minister will announce his resignation from the Federal Council on Wednesday, June 21, 2023. Peter Klaunzer/Keystone

A portrait of Alain Berset taken in December 2022, ahead of him taking on the rotating role of Swiss president in 2023. Thomas Kern/swissinfo.ch

Alain Berset, in his role as Swiss president (centre right), and US President Donald J. Trump (centre left) discuss during a bilateral meeting, next to Swiss Federal Councillor Johann Schneider-Ammann (right) and US Ambassador Edward Thomas McMullen (left) during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Friday, January 26, 2018. Peter Klaunzer/Keystone

Alain Berset signs an autograph on a Swiss flag on a child's back while visiting a sports centre in the municipality of Le Chenit in canton Vaud during the Federal Council excursion on July 1, 2021. Laurent Gillieron/Keystone

Alain Berset, in his role as the Swiss president, visits a carbon capture pilot project in Iceland lead by ETH Zurich known as DemoUpCARMA (Demonstration and Upscaling of CARbon dioxide MAnagement solutions for a net-zero Switzerland). Carbon dioxide from a Swiss wastewater treatment plant (ARA Bern) is transported to Iceland and permanently stored in a geological reservoir near Reykjavik, Iceland, May 16, 2023. Anthony Anex/Keystone

Alain Berset, in his role as Swiss president, is surrounded by children during a visit to the Kutupalong Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, as part of Berset's four-day official visit to Bangladesh on February 6, 2018. Peter Klaunzer/Keystone

Alain Berset, in his role as Swiss president, visits the "Svizzera 240: House Tour" exhibition at the Swiss Pavilion during the 16th International Architecture Exhibition "La Biennale di Venezia", held in Venice, Italy, on May 25, 2018. Peter Klaunzer/Keystone

Portraits of Swiss President Alain Berset (left) and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the city of Dhaka during Berset's four-day state visit to Bangladesh, February 4, 2018. Peter Klaunzer/Keystone

Alain Berset visits Mendrisio, canton Ticino, on the second day of the Federal Council tour through Switzerland, July 1, 2022. Keystone

Swiss President Alain Berset takes notes during a short break between bilateral meetings at the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN Headquarters in New York on September 26, 2018. Peter Klaunzer/Keystone

Alain Berset puts on a protective face mask at the end of a media conference on the latest Swiss government Covid-19 pandemic measures, August 25, 2021. Anthony Anex/Keystone

Alain Berset takes a selfie with a music band during the Swiss National Day celebrations in Lucerne on August 1, 2018. Peter Klaunzer/Keystone

Alain Berset makes his way to a government press conference in Bern concerning the nationwide votes held in Switzerland on May 15, 2022. Peter Klaunzer/Keystone

Alain Berset gives an interview during the Federal Council tour at the Abegg Foundation in Riggisberg, canton Bern, on July 3, 2020. Peter Klaunzer/Keystone

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Swiss interior Alain Berset, who currently holds the rotating Swiss presidency role, is standing down at the end of the year, he announced on June 21. A look back at some of his more memorable visits and political highlights.