City gets seal approval from Swiss Ambassador
The Swiss Ambassador will arrive in Cardiff later this month as part of a delegation from Switzerland holding their annual general meetings in the capital.
To mark their arrival in the city on 19 June, the Ambassador for Switzerland in the UK, Alexis P Lautenberg will attend a concert at St David’s Hall by BBC’s National Orchestra of Wales and the BBC Chorus under the Swiss principal conductor, Geneva-born Thierry Fischer.
Co-ordinating events and looking forward to showcasing Cardiff to her Swiss compatriots from across the UK and from Switzerland, is the Honorary Consul of Switzerland in Wales, Ruth Thomas-Lehmann. One of growing number of opinion formers and decision makers that have signed up to Cardiff & Co’s Ambassador Programme, she has been instrumental in attracting these prestigious events to city and is an excellent ambassador Cardiff.
The Swiss Societies Conference will commence on Saturday, June 20 at the Mansion House, the official residence of Cardiff’s Lord Mayor. Items on the agenda will include the election of delegates to represent the Swiss in the UK and on the Council of the Organisation of the Swiss Abroad, and for committee members of the Federation of Swiss Societies in the UK.
The meeting will be followed by a tour of the city’s landmarks and an evening of entertainment at St Peter’s Church in Roath featuring the Swiss choir, Vos da Locarno. The choir hail from the Swiss Ambassador’s home town of Ticino and guests at the concert will include Cardiff’s newly elected Lord Mayor, Councillor Brian Griffiths. Adding to the occasion will be a performance from the Welsh choir - Côr Godre’r Garth.
Events in the capital will culminate with a visit to the Senedd on Sunday, 21 June and the Swiss Ambassador’s annual general meeting of Consular representatives of Switzerland in the UK. Attending will be the Consul General from London and Edinburgh, the Honorary Consul of Wales, Manchester, Belfast, Jersey and Gibraltar together with the Head of Culture and Diplomacy and Head of Economics at the Embassy.
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