H.E. Laurent Torche

Mr. Torche Laurent has over ten years of experience in international cooperation in the service of the Swiss Agency for development and cooperation in Bern and abroad, in particular in Kosovo. He graduated with a Master’s degree in Arts from the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, in 1998. In addition he holds an Executive Master in development politics and practices from the Graduate Institute, Geneva. He was during nine years political advisor of the former Swiss Minister for Foreign Affairs MIcheline Calmy-Rey.

Currently, he works as Deputy Head of the Swiss Cooperation Office in Pristina, especially in charge of the Climate Change, Water and Health portfolio.