The STEAR Dialogue: In Conversation with H.E. Bernardino Regazzoni

STEAR is a student think tank that aims to be the first and leading youth policy institute by strengthening relations and deepening cultural ties all over Europe and Asia, with our founding board made up of young people from twelve different countries across Eurasia.

One of STEAR’s pillars is to strengthen mutual understanding between Asia and Europe through our events. The STEAR Dialogue is our event series format which invites high level speakers under the broad umbrella of international relations across Eurasia to engage with our youth audience in an interactive question-and-answer format. In particular, this event series will focus on more personal, experience-oriented and diverse themes including career development, advice for young people, culture, activism, etc. It is a chance for our audience to get to know practitioners and experts in different fields on a deeper level by asking them questions, and for our speakers to interact with an audience of mostly students and young professionals.

Speaker

H.E. Bernardino Regazzoni

Ambassador of Switzerland to the People’s Republic of China, Mongolia, and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

Mr. Bernardino Regazzoni holds a doctorate in Philosophy and began working at the Department of Foreign Affairs in 1988. He previously worked in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and in Côte d'Ivoire before being promoted to Deputy Head of the Political Affairs Division I (Europe, North America) in 1996. From 1999-2002 he was Counselor for Diplomatic Affairs to the Hon. Minister of Foreign Affairs, before becoming Ambassador for Switzerland.

Timeline:

• 2002-2006: Ambassador to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and to the Republic of Maldives.
• 2006- 2009: Ambassador to the Republic of Indonesia and to the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste.
• July 2009: Ambassador of Switzerland to ASEAN
• 2009-2014: Ambassador to Italy
• 2014-2018: Ambassador to France
• 2019-present: Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China, Mongolia and to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea