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Mr. Eric MARTIN
Mr. Martin was born in Bern, Switzerland in 1948. He completed his studies at the University of Bern, where he received a degree in Political Science.
He entered the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs in 1976 and completed his training period in Bern and Lisbon. In 1978, became a diplomatic officer to the Economic and Finance Service. In 1982 he served at the Swiss Embassy in Washington D.C. where he was promoted to the rank of Counsellor of the Embassy in 1986. From 1987 to 1992, he was economic Counsellor at the Swiss Embassy in Bonn.
Upon his return to Bern in 1992, Mr. Martin took up the duties of head of the office for cooperation with Eastern and Central Europe within the Policy Division, with the rank of Minister. In 1995, M. Martin became Deputy Chief of mission at the Swiss Embassy in Vienna with the rank of Minister. In 1998, he was named Ambassador of Switzerland to Peru and Bolivia, with residence in Lima.
From 2003 until his appointment as Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the OECD, Mr. Martin was the head of the Policy Division for the coordination of sector policies of the Policy Division in Bern.
Ambassador Martin took up his post at the OECD on 6 October 2006.
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