CAGI mission

The CAGI was founded in 1996 by the Confederation and the Republic and Canton of Geneva and is supported by more than 30 national and local, public and private entities.

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The missions of the CAGI are :

To facilitate the settlement and integration of international newcomers and their families in Geneva.
To offer assistance and advice to NGOs and, in collaboration with the relevant authorities, to process applications from NGOs wishing to establish themselves in the Lake Geneva region.
To support the accommodation of delegates from developing countries to ensure their stay during their participation in conferences, training courses or working meetings.
To promote exchanges between “International Geneva” and local community through events, cultural and leisure activities.

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Organization

Team

Members

Founders

Associate Members

Supporting Members

Committee members

President

Ms. Anna IFKOVITS HORNER, Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative and Head of the Host State Division, Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations Office and to the other International Organisations in Geneva

Vice-President

Mr. Olivier COUTAU, Delegate to International Geneva, International Affairs Directorate, Republic and Canton of Geneva

Members

Mr. Gionata BUZZINI, Secretary-General, City of Geneva
Mr. Laurent CHERBUT, Business Development Manager, Consulting & Business Engineering, Customer Relationship Department, Services Industriels de Genève
Ms. Isabelle CORAL, Secretary General, Fédération des Entreprises Romandes, Geneva
Mr. Yves CRETEGNY, Chief Executive Officer, m3 Immobilier Management SA
Ms. Tatjana DARANI, Secretary General, Association des Amis de la Fondation pour Genève
Mr Fabrice EGGLY, Director, Fondation pour Genève
Ms. Virginie FAUVEAU, Member of the Executive Board, Banque Cantonale de Genève
Ms. Alice FRANCILLON, Deputy to the Head of the Office for External Affairs, Canton of Vaud
Prof. Pierre-Yves MARTIN, Director, Welcome Center, HUG-UNIGE
Mr. André SCHNEIDER, Chief Executive Officer, Geneva Airport
Mr Thierry REGENASS, Director, Foundation for Buildings for International Organisations
Mr.Vincent SUBILIA, Director General, Geneva Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services

Observers of founding members

Ms. Béatrice FERRARI, Director, International Affaires Directorate, Republic and Canton of Geneva
Mr. Pierre STRAUSS, Counsellor, Head of Good Offices and Security Section, Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations Office and to the other International Organisations in Geneva

Members of the CAGI Director’s office

Mr Yannick ROULIN, Ambassador and Director
Ms. Katrien De MOOR, Executive Assistant

Approved by the General Meeting of May 6th 2024

Address & Contact

La Pastorale, Maison de Maître
Route de Ferney 106, 1202 Geneva

Opening hours:
Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Between 12 a.m. and 2 p.m. by appointment.

Access by public transport (TPG):
Bus line 5: stop Intercontinental; lines 8, 20, 22, 60: stop Appia.
No parking at La Pastorale. Blue zones in the vicinity.

CAGI over the years

1996: “La Pastorale” an RTS report (in French)

2024: “7 minutes avec” Yannick Roulin (in French)

La Pastorale and International Geneva

La Pastorale

CAGI is located at “La Pastorale”, an estate built in the middle of the 19th century, comprising five buildings that have become over time the link between the city and the international community, demonstrating that heritage and modernity coexist in harmony.

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