William Rossier

Background

Rossier, William was born in 1942.

Education

Degree in economics, University Lausanne, 1970.

Career

Head diplomatic secretariat Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, 1972-1973. Deputy head division general foreign economic questions Swiss Diplomatic Service, 1973-1976, counsellor Swiss Mission to European Community Brussels, 1976-1980. Head division relations with countries of Eastern Europe and the People's Republican of China then head division rels with countries of We.

Europe Federal Office External Economic Affairs, Switzerland, 1981-1988. Chairman trade and development board United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Geneva, 1988—1996, president, 1995—1996. Plenipotentiary ambassador of Switzerland United Nations, 1988—2000.

Secretary general European Free Trade Association (EFTA), 2000—2006.

Achievements

• William Rossier has been listed as a noteworthy trade association administrator by Marquis Who's Who.