DR. HANS-CHRISTIAN BAUMANN

Hans-Christian Baumann is the Deputy Head of Mission of the Embassy of Switzerland in the Philippines.

He previously worked at the International Security Division and the Security Policy Division of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) and served
at the Embassy of Switzerland in Tel Aviv and Switzerland’s Representative Office in Ramallah.

Mr. Baumann is a reserve officer in the Swiss Armed Forces with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He holds a PhD in International Affairs and Political Economy from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland.

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H.E. NICOLAS BRÜHL

H.E. Dr. Nicolas Brühl is the current Swiss Ambassador to the Philippines, Palau, Marshall Islands and Micronesia. He has been in the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs for more than 30 years.

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PATRICK ZOLL

Patrick Zoll reports on Indo-Pacific geopolitics, focusing on the strategic rivalry between China and the United States, from his base in Taipei. He is a correspondent for Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ), Switzerland’s leading daily newspaper for international affairs.

Previously, Patrick served as NZZ’s correspondent in Japan, covering Northeast Asia, and in Australia, reporting on Australasia, including the South Pacific. He also worked as an editor at the paper’s headquarters in Zurich, overseeing coverage of Asian affairs.

Patrick studied international relations in Geneva and Moscow. His career spans diverse roles across journalism, public relations, and international organizations. Before joining NZZ, he worked for various media outlets, spent seven years as a freelance PR copywriter for companies of all sizes, and served two years with the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the World Health Organization (WHO) in Jerusalem.

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