Dr. Beat Nobs 

Ambassador Dr. Beat Nobs, Swiss Federal Office for the Environment and Landscapes (BUWAL), Berne

Professional Experience:

Since 1997: Ambassador, Head of International Affairs Division, Swiss Agency for the Environment, Forests and Landscape (SAEFL), Bern/Switzerland
Head of Swiss delegations at international negotiations in the field of Environment 

1993 – 1997: Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Switzerland Nairobi/Kenya
Deputy Permanent Rep of Switzerland to UNEP 

1990 – 1993: Desk Officer for South Eastern Europe and Mediterranean, Federal Dep. of Foreign Affairs, Bern/Switzerland

1988 – 1989: Diplomatic Officer at Multilateral Section, SDC, Federal Dep. of Foreign Affairs, Bern/Switzerland 

1988: 3rd Secretary at the Embassy of Switzerland, San José / Costa Rica

1979 – 1980 and 1982 – 1988: Professor for History and English at College Level

1974 – 1975: Employee of Forwarding Dept.of Asea Brown Boveri, Baden/Switzerland

Education and Training: 

1988 – 1990: Training as a professional diplomat, Swiss Dep. Foreign Affairs

1978 – 1988: Studies in History, English and Media Science:
University of Zurich/Switzerland / University of British Columbia, Vancouver B.C., Canada