Gingrich hands over credentials as US Ambassador to Switzerland

Callista Louise Gingrich has handed her credentials as United States Ambassador to Switzerland over to the President of the Swiss Confederation, Karin Keller-Sutter. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox During Donald Trump's first term in the White House, the 59-year-old Gingrich had been US ambassador to the Vatican. She will now represent US interests in Switzerland and Liechtenstein. Her appointment was seen in Washington as a reward for the Gingrich couple, described as "happily married" by Donald Trump on his Truth Social platform. Her husband, Newt Gingrich, was Speaker of the US House of Representatives between 1995 and 1999. Gingrich roots Callista Louise Gingrich hails from the northern state of Wisconsin, but she also has Swiss roots: her maternal ancestors came from Chur, Graubünden, while her father's ancestors were Polish. + Ex-US ambassador 'perplexed' by Swiss tariffs The 59-year-old Republican runs a multimedia production and consulting ...