US Mission Geneva

1963 President John F. Kennedy signs the Limited Test Ban Treaty in October 1963, banning nuclear arms tests in the air, in space and under water, but not under ground. It was a precursor to the 1968 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Watching from left are Senator John Pastore, Under Secretary of State Averell Harriman, and senators [...]

As the clouds surrounding Amelia Earhart’s disappearance begin to lift, perhaps attention can focus once again on her life as a courageous aviator who inspired men and women to embrace the new opportunities of human flight.

IIP Photo Galleries Washington, February 6, 2012 This photo gallery presents several American women who made important contributions to the history and culture of the United States in the 20th century. It is a sampling of the photos from a virtual exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery. View the photo gallery    

The U.S. Mission will never forget the extraordinary demonstrations of sympathy and solidarity from the Geneva community after the 9/11 attacks. Ten years ago we made a photo gallery of some of the beautiful messages, candles and flowers left by our gate.

The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS), an experiment that will search for antimatter and dark matter in space, will be flown August 26 aboard a giant U.S. Airforce Galaxy jet from Geneva International Airport to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The AMS experiment is scheduled to be transported on the last space shuttle flight in February 2011to the International Space Station It will be the largest scientific instrument on the Space Station and the largest physics experiment in space. AMS will help us to understand the origin and structure of the Universe by searching for signs of antimatter and dark matter.

Today, Friday June 11 is Kickoff Day for the 2010 World Cup, the first FIFA World Cup ever held on the African continent. U.S. Diplomats took up the invitation of the Permanent Mission of South Africa for diplomats from qualifying countries to wear their national jerseys to the United Nations on Fridays during the duration [...]

The U.S. Mission is organizing a photo competition on Flickr. Winning photos on the theme of American Streetscapes will be featured in a special Independence Day poster presented to diplomats from around the world who attend our annual July 4 celebration in Geneva.

Special Advisor for Nonproliferation and Arms Control Robert Einhorn briefed the Conference on Disarmament (CD) community in Geneva on the recently released Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) on April 13 via Digital Video Conference. CD Ambassador Laura Kennedy hosted the briefing at the U.S. Mission. After Mr. Einhorn’s initial presentation, attendees were able to ask him questions about the NPR and other related issues. Many of the attendees will be representing their governments at the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference in New York in May.

U.S. and Russian New START Delegations held their closing plenary on April 9, 2010 in Geneva, Switzerland, where many of the negotiations on the new arms control treaty took place over the course of the past 11 months.