Curriculum Vitae

Anton Thulmann

Born 28.05.1948 in Bern. Studied at the Universities of Bern and Geneva. Doctorate in Law (Ph. D.). Joined the Swiss Foreign Services in 1977. Diplomatic Trainee period, of which oe year in Brussels at the Swiss Mission to EU and the Swiss Embassy in Belgium (1978-1979).

Diplomatic officer of International Legal Affairs Division, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs in Bern (1979-1983). First Secretary, then Counsellor for Economic and Commercial Affairs at the Swiss Embassy in Tokyo (1983-1987). Counsellor at the Swiss Delegation to OECD in Paris (1987-1990). Head of UN and International Organisation Section, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs in Bern (1991-1995).

Deputy Secertary General, Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Suports in Bern with the title of ambassador (1996-1998). Head of project “Report on Security Policy 2000” of the Swiss Mission to NATO (since 1999).

Mr. Thalmann is married and has two daughters.