Ambassador Benedikt Wechsler visited CERN in style on 15 August, at the wheel of a UNESCO-branded Microlino electric car. Newly appointed as Permanent Representative of Switzerland to UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), his “Swiss@UNESCO – Diplomacy on Wheels” tour has taken him across the country and naturally included a visit to CERN.

While on site, his visit included Route Isidor Rabi, named after the United States delegate to UNESCO who helped to create CERN in 1952. Indeed, the original CERN Convention and the instruments of ratification of all CERN Member States are deposited with UNESCO, and collaborations between our two organisations continue.

As a laboratory committed to environmentally responsible research, we wish the energy-efficient, eco-friendly UNESCO Microlino all the best as it continues its journey.