| Jacques Pitteloud | |
| Predecessor: | Martin Dahinden |
| Office: | Ambassador of Switzerland to the United States |
| Term Start: | 16 September 2019 |
| President: | Ueli Maurer |
| Birth Name: | Jacques Pitteloud |
| Birth Date: | 12 November 1962 |
| Birth Place: | Sierre, Switzerland |
| Honorific Prefix: | His Excellency |
| Alma Mater: | University of Zurich |
| Occupation: | Diplomat, intelligence officer, foreign service officer |
| Children: | 1 |
| Spouse: | Angélique Gakoko |
Jacques Pitteloud (in French pronounced as /ʒak pitəlu/; born 12 November 1962) is a Swiss diplomat and former head of the Swiss Intelligence Service (FIS). He currently serves as the Ambassador of Switzerland to the United States since 2019.[1] [2] [3] He has previously served as Ambassador to Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Somalia and the Seychelles from 2010 to 2015.[4]
Pitteloud was born 12 November 1962 in Sierre, Switzerland, to Jean-Jacques Pitteloud and Anne-Lise Pitteloud (née Galletti). His paternal grandfather, Cyrille Pitteloud, was a member of the Grand Council of Valais from 1917 to 1928.[5] [6] He studied Law at the University of Zurich where he completed a Master's degree as well as a Doctorate in 1989. He also pursued post-graduate studies in security policy at the University of Geneva.[7] [8]
Pitteloud is married to Rwandan-born Angélique Pitteloud (née Gakoko), who belongs to the Tutsi ethnic group, whom he met during the Rwandan genocide in 1994, when he was assigned there.[9] [10] They have one daughter.[11]