We invite you to participate in an engaging discussion between State Secretary Helene Budliger Artieda and Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce CEO Rahul Sahgal about the dynamics of the trade relationship between Switzerland and the United States, exploring key areas of cooperation, existing challenges, and potential opportunities for future economic collaboration.

State Secretary Helene Budliger Artieda has been director of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) since August 1, 2022. Prior to that, she was Switzerland’s ambassador in Bangkok, Thailand, with additional accreditations to Cambodia and Laos. Until 2019, she held the same position in Pretoria, South Africa, with cross-accreditations to Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mauritius and Namibia. From 2008 to 2015, Helene Budliger Artieda was head of the Directorate for Resources at the FDFA. In this capacity, she was advisor to the Head of Department on resource matters and a member of the FDFA Management Board. In 2000, she graduated from the Universidad Externado de Colombia in Bogotá (Colombia) with a Master of Business Administration (MBA). After graduating from commercial school in Zurich with a Federal VET Diploma in Commerce, she completed internal training at the FDFA as a consular officer.