Peter Maurer

Biography:

Peter Maurer is the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross appointed 1 July 2012. Peter Maurer was born in Thun Switzerland. He studied history and international law in Berne where he was awarded a PhD. In 1987 he entered the Swiss diplomatic service where he held various positions in Berne and Pretoria before being transferred to New York in 1996 as deputy permanent observer at the Swiss mission to the United Nations.