Seco: Antje Baertschi Kouchta appointed Head of Communications
Antje Baertschi Kouchta has been appointed head of the Communications Division at the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO). She will take over from Rita Baldegger on January 1; Baldegger is moving on to a new career after nearly nine years at SECO.
Born in 1970, Antje Baertschi Kouchta has been working for Seco's Communications Department since 2000, first as a research assistant and since February 1, 2004 as Deputy Head of Department. She graduated in International Relations from the Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement (IHEID) in Geneva in 1997. She then continued her education in public relations, business administration and public finance.
