Ambassador Pierre von Arx

Pierre von Arx from Switzerland was appointed OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan on 1 May 2021. Prior to this, he served as Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek since 2016. In that role, he implemented various significant projects, such as reform in the electoral system and law enforcement sector, prevention of radicalization and terrorism, protection of human rights, promotion of inter-ethnic dialogue and the stimulation of economic development of the Kyrgyz Republic.

Ambassador von Arx entered the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs in 2009 as Deputy Head of Delegation for Security Policy Issues of the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the OSCE and United Nations in Vienna. He dealt with issues of conventional arms control and disarmament, European security architecture, security governance, transnational threats, cyber security, combating terrorism, organized crime and drug trafficking.

From 2006 to 2009 he was Senior Military Advisor of the Swiss Delegation to the OSCE and acted as OSCE Co-ordinator for military confidence and security building measures. Prior to this experience, he held different positions of commander and staff officer at the Swiss General Staff and Swiss Armed Forces.

Ambassador von Arx holds a PhD in Natural Sciences from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich(ETH) with a specialization in genetics and molecular biology. He is fluent in French, German, English and possess working knowledge in Spanish and Russian.