Background
Piccand, Francis was born on December 29, 1956 in Fribourg, Switzerland. Son of Marcel and Juliette (Roux) Piccand.
government executive scientific consultant
Piccand, Francis was born on December 29, 1956 in Fribourg, Switzerland. Son of Marcel and Juliette (Roux) Piccand.
B, St. Michel College, Fribourg, 1975; Master of Arts in Journalism, U. Fribourg, 1983; Master of Arts in Anthropology, U. Fribourg, 1984; Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science, Graduate Institute International Studies, U. Geneva, 1992.
Freelance journalist, Middle East and Asia, 1976-1979; delegate, International Committee of Red Cross, Lebanon, 1984-1985; science civil servant, The Government' General’ s Office for the Refugees, Bern, Switzerland, since 1988.
Married Corinne Chavaillaz, November 26, 1994.