Swiss president to visit US amid push for trade deal

Parmelin is going to the US as part ‌of a ‌June 29 to ​July ‌9 ⁠visit to North ​America

June 25, 2026 08:23

ZURICH: Swiss ‌President Guy Parmelin will visit the United States and meet with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer ​next week, the government said on Thursday, as Bern seeks to formalize a preliminary deal with the Trump administration on tariffs.

Parmelin, who is also Switzerland’s economy minister, is going to the United States as part ‌of a ‌June 29 to ​July ‌9 ⁠visit to North ​America that ⁠will also take him to Canada and Mexico.