Swiss diplomat Jürg Lauber elected ICRC new Vice-President

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Ambassador Lauber has extensive experience in multilateral diplomacy. Lawyer by training, he joined the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) in 1993, served in Bangkok, Beijing and New York before being Chief of Staff to the President of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague (2007-2009), Director of the United Nations Division in Bern (2011-2015) and Head of the Swiss Mission to the UN in New York (2015-2020). His international career began in the Swiss Armed Forces, as part of the peacekeeping missions in Namibia (UNTAG) and on the demarcation line between North and South Korea.

Jürg Lauber's election as Vice-President of the ICRC confirms the reputation enjoyed by Swiss diplomacy around the world. On 1 April 2026, Jürg Lauber will join the ICRC's president, Mirjana Spoljaric Egger, who also worked as a diplomat at the FDFA.

The ICRC is the Swiss Confederation's main partner in the humanitarian field. It plays a key role in protecting victims of armed conflict and implementing the Geneva Conventions.