Swiss government appoints new migration chief

Vincenzo Mascioli will become the new Swiss State Secretary for Migration at the beginning of 2025. The 54-year-old is currently Deputy Director of the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) and succeeds Christine Schraner Burgener, who is leaving the post at the end of the year. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The government appointed Mascioli as the new State Secretary on Wednesday. He is a trained secondary school teacher and has worked in various roles in the federal administration since 2005, namely as a member of the staff of former government ministers Simonetta Sommaruga and Moritz Leuenberger. Mascioli is just as familiar with the international dimension of migration as he is with Swiss domestic policy, the government wrote. He has extensive diplomatic and political knowledge as well as excellent communication and negotiation skills. + Switzerland sends liaison officer for talks with Eritrea It has been known since May that the current State ...