Guillaume Scheurer

Guillaume Scheurer earned his Law degree from the University of Neuchâtel and pursued postgraduate studies in International Security Policy at the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva, Switzerland.

His early career included working at a law practice in Neuchâtel, where he was called to the bar, and serving as a lawyer at the general directorate of a large private insurance company near Zürich from 1990 to 1992.

His prior government service includes:

Ambassador to Ukraine and Moldova (2015-2019)

Deputy Head of the Delegation to the Swiss Delegation to the OSCE (2013-2015), including during Switzerland’s Chairmanship of the OSCE in 2014

Deputy Head of the Swiss Embassy in Washington, D.C. (2009-2013), where he also led the Political and Legal Section

Deputy Head of the Political Division for Human Security, Peace Promotion, and Human Rights at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Berne (2005-2008)