Ambassador Thomas Greminger has served as Director of the Geneva Centre for Security Policy since May 2021. From 2017 to 2020, he was Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).
A career diplomat, he held various senior roles within Switzerland’s Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, both in Bern and abroad. He holds a PhD in history from the University of Zurich and holds the military rank of Lieutenant Colonel (General Staff).
Ambassador Greminger has published extensively on military history, conflict management, peacekeeping, development, and human rights.