Sabrina Dallafior
Sabrina Dallafior | |
|---|---|
| Director-General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons | |
| Assumed office 25 July 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Fernando Arias |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sabrina Dallafior Matte 13 August 1970 Basel, Switzerland |
| Citizenship | Swiss |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Sabrina Dallafior Matter (born 13 August 1970 in Basel, Switzerland) is Swiss diplomat currently serving as director-general of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the first woman to hold that office. She was previously ambassador of Switzerland to Finland.
Biography
From 2019 to 2023, she was Consul General of Switzerland in Milan. In 2023, she was appointed ambassador of Switzerland to Finland.[1][2]
In November 2025, she was elected director-general of the OPCW for a four-year term beginning in July 2026.[3][4]
References
- ↑ "Sabrina Dallafior Matter, Ambassador of Switzerland to Finland - Finland Chamber of Commerce in Luxembourg". 17 July 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
- ↑ "Interview with H.E. Mrs. Sabrina Dallafior Matter Ambassador of Switzerland to Finland". Finncham. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
- ↑ Servettaz, Elena (14 February 2026). "Swiss becomes first woman to head chemical weapons body". SWI swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
- ↑ "La Suissesse Sabrina Dallafior, première femme à diriger l'Organisation pour l'interdiction des armes chimiques | RTS". rts.ch (in French). 21 February 2026. Retrieved 11 March 2026.