December 06-2013
Switzerland has sent a new ambassador to Tehran, Giulio Haas (photo), who is effectively the US ambassador to Iran as well. But with US officials now talking directly to Iranian diplomats, Haas may have much less of a role representing the United States than his predecessors. In fact, Haas this week said his main mission is to improve Swiss-Iranian bilateral ties. His predecessors generally spent more time on US business than Swiss business.
