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Thomas Gass

@thomasgass

Swiss Global Citizen, Diplomat, Dev Professional. Passionate about Agenda2030 & SDGs (bit.ly/1LrFrB9). Personal account. Pls also follow @SwissAmbVietnam

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📃70th anniversary of 1954 Geneva Accords🤝: In opening celebrations, Minister Bui Thanh Son of Viet Nam Diplomacy, underscored the importance of diplomacy in today’s polarised world + hailed the Accords as a triumph of Vietnam’s Bamboo Diplomacy. #Diplomacy #InternationalGeneva🇨🇭 🕊️

📃70th anniversary of 1954 Geneva Accords🤝: 
In opening celebrations, Minister Bui Thanh Son of <a href="/MOFAVietNam/">Viet Nam Diplomacy</a>, underscored the importance of diplomacy in today’s polarised world + hailed the Accords as a triumph of Vietnam’s Bamboo Diplomacy.
 #Diplomacy #InternationalGeneva🇨🇭 🕊️
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🚰If we're serious about universal + equitable access to safe affordable drinking water for all, we must tackle groundwater #arsenic contamination! See my post on the launch of DeltAs Project incl top researchers from🇨🇭🇻🇳🇦🇺🇺🇸👇Swiss National Science Foundation D-USYS@ETH @eawag linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…

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The 1954 Geneva Conference was shaped by Vietnam’s victory at Dien Bien Phu. While today’s 70th anniversary of that historic victory began under pouring rain, celebratory mood and pride were unaltered, speaking to Vietnam’s resilience and drive. 👉 vietnamnews.vn/politics-laws/…

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Thank you Vietnam 🇻🇳 for joining the group of 98 UN Member States that co-sponsored this important Security Council Resolution 2730 (2024). Humanitarian and UN personnel are working on behalf of us all. They deserve better protection! MoFAVietNam Spokesperson Viet Nam Diplomacy

Thank you Vietnam 🇻🇳 for joining the group of 98 UN Member States that co-sponsored this important Security Council Resolution 2730 (2024). Humanitarian and UN personnel are working on behalf of us all. They deserve better protection!
<a href="/PressDept_MoFA/">MoFAVietNam Spokesperson</a> 
<a href="/MOFAVietNam/">Viet Nam Diplomacy</a>
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Did you know? The brand new sustainable Headquarters of ⁦IOM - UN Migration 🇺🇳⁩ in Geneva, Switzerland is being created in Tay Ho, Hanoi, Vietnam 🇻🇳 by an award winning team of Swiss architects led by g8a-architects.com? #SwissInnovations #SwissDesign 🇨🇭

Did you know? The brand new sustainable Headquarters of ⁦<a href="/UNmigration/">IOM - UN Migration 🇺🇳</a>⁩ in Geneva, Switzerland is being created in Tay Ho, Hanoi, Vietnam 🇻🇳 by an award winning team of Swiss architects led by g8a-architects.com? #SwissInnovations #SwissDesign 🇨🇭
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📢 Did you know? The Women’s #Euro2025 will take place in Switzerland! ⚽️ Get ready for an exciting tournament with games in these fantastic cities: Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lucerne, Sion, St Gallen, Thun and Zurich.

📢 Did you know? The Women’s #Euro2025 will take place in Switzerland! ⚽️ 
Get ready for an exciting tournament with games in these fantastic cities: Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lucerne, Sion, St Gallen, Thun and Zurich.
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Attended the state funeral ceremony in Hanoi this morning to pay my respects to the late Mr. Nguyen Phu Trong, General Secretary of the 🇻🇳Communist Party. Opportunity to personally express🇨🇭condolences to PM Chinh and FM Son Bui Thanh Son Viet Nam Government Portal Ambassador Thomas Gass

Attended the state funeral ceremony in Hanoi this morning to pay my respects to the late Mr. Nguyen Phu Trong, General Secretary of the 🇻🇳Communist Party. Opportunity to personally express🇨🇭condolences to PM Chinh and FM Son <a href="/FMBuiThanhSon/">Bui Thanh Son</a> <a href="/VNGovtPortal/">Viet Nam Government Portal</a> <a href="/SwissAmbVietnam/">Ambassador Thomas Gass</a>
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Very cordial and substantive meeting btwn Alexandre Fasel Alexander Fasel & Nguyen Hoang Long, DptyMin of Industry and Trade. Looking back on successful cooperation and determined to conclude FTA by 2025, + advance on other matters incl. energy transition and carbon trade.

Very cordial and substantive meeting btwn <a href="/SwissMFAStatSec/">Alexandre Fasel</a>  Alexander Fasel &amp; Nguyen Hoang Long, DptyMin of Industry and Trade. Looking back on successful cooperation and determined to conclude FTA by 2025, + advance on other matters incl.  energy transition and carbon trade.
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Very grateful to DptyMin Nguyen Minh Vu of Viet Nam Diplomacy for receiving Alexandre Fasel Alexandre Fasel and his delegation, amidst the current national mourning. It was a welcome opportunity to review bilateral matters, including ongoing Free Trade Agreement negotiations.

Very grateful to DptyMin Nguyen Minh Vu of <a href="/MOFAVietNam/">Viet Nam Diplomacy</a> for receiving <a href="/SwissMFAStatSec/">Alexandre Fasel</a> Alexandre Fasel and his delegation, amidst the current national mourning. It was a welcome opportunity to review bilateral matters, including ongoing Free Trade Agreement negotiations.
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Today 12.08, the Geneva Conventions turn 75.🇨🇭played a major role in their adoption in 1949 and is still strongly committed. With >120 conflicts in the world, let’s take the opportunity to understand why the #GenevaConventions, a cornerstone of #IHL, remain as relevant as ever.💪

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75 yrs on from their adoption, #GenevaConventions represent a universal commitment to a shared humanity. They are at the core of #InternationalHumanitarianLaw which regulates the conduct of armed conflict & seeks to limit its negative impact, particularly on civilian populations.

75 yrs on from their adoption, #GenevaConventions represent a universal commitment to a shared humanity. They are at the core of #InternationalHumanitarianLaw which regulates the conduct of armed conflict &amp; seeks to limit its negative impact, particularly on civilian populations.
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Grateful for today’s positive + productive mtg with DptyMinister Lê Thị Thu Hằng + her team. I told her my appreciation for the excellent cooperation + support of Viet Nam Diplomacy. Couldn’t resist a picture with our shared🇨🇭🇻🇳 Alexandre Yersin (1863-1943) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandre…

Grateful for today’s positive + productive mtg with DptyMinister Lê Thị Thu Hằng + her team. I told her my appreciation for the excellent cooperation + support of <a href="/MOFAVietNam/">Viet Nam Diplomacy</a>. Couldn’t resist a picture with our shared🇨🇭🇻🇳 Alexandre Yersin (1863-1943) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandre…
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Did you know that data centres worldwide consume a lot of energy and water? That’s why the Swiss Datacenter Efficiency Association (SDEA), a Swiss label wants to make data centres greener to ensure clear visibility of energy use & environmental impact.🌱 👉bit.ly/3S8odFa

Did you know that data centres worldwide consume a lot of energy and water?
That’s why the Swiss Datacenter Efficiency Association (SDEA), a Swiss label wants to make data centres greener to ensure clear visibility of energy use &amp; environmental impact.🌱
👉bit.ly/3S8odFa
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Crucial meeting w/ MPI DptyMin Trần Quốc Phương as we plan next 4year ~75M € coop program in support of 🇻🇳’s 2026-2030 Socioeconomic Development Plan.🇨🇭will focus on enhancing trade, competitiveness, sustainable financing and climat smart industrialisation and urbanisation.

Crucial meeting w/ MPI DptyMin Trần Quốc Phương as we plan next 4year ~75M € coop program in support of 🇻🇳’s 2026-2030 Socioeconomic Development Plan.🇨🇭will focus on enhancing trade, competitiveness, sustainable financing and climat smart industrialisation and urbanisation.
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I appreciated Dpty Minister Phuong’s commitment to the current Global Partnership Monitoring Round, and for reactivating the 🇻🇳 Development Partners Steering Committee in March this year. In December 2022,🇨🇭hosted the global development cooperation summit. effectivecooperation.org/hlm3?__cf_chl_…

I appreciated Dpty Minister Phuong’s commitment to the current <a href="/DevCooperation/">Global Partnership</a> Monitoring Round, and for reactivating the 🇻🇳 Development Partners Steering Committee in March this year. 
In December 2022,🇨🇭hosted the global development cooperation summit. effectivecooperation.org/hlm3?__cf_chl_…
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This year, we mark the 75th anniversary of the #GenevaConventions. At the invitation of🇨🇭#Switzerland, #UNSC members came to Geneva & followed its #Humanitarian trail. Now is the time to recommit to the full respect of international humanitarian law. ➡️bit.ly/3XfAdI2

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Can diplomacy help resolve tensions in an increasingly volatile world? What role for AI in diplomacy? ⬅️ Questions raised w/ Amb Nguyễn Phương Nga at🇨🇭reception w/ young Vietnamese + foreign diplomats, marking 79th anniversary of Viet Nam Diplomacy. Future of diplomacy is in good 🙌

Can diplomacy help resolve tensions in an increasingly volatile world? What role for AI in diplomacy? ⬅️ Questions raised  w/ Amb Nguyễn Phương Nga at🇨🇭reception w/ young Vietnamese + foreign diplomats, marking 79th anniversary of <a href="/MOFAVietNam/">Viet Nam Diplomacy</a>. Future of diplomacy is in good 🙌
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Let me add how honoured we all are that Amb. Nguyen Phuong Nga was able to join us. She's an inspiration to me and many diplomats, and has broken the glass ceiling as first female 🇻🇳 Deputy Minister of Foreign Affaires and as first female 🇻🇳 Permanent Rep to the UN in New York.