1. EZY SASSOON
ROUTE DE LA CAPITE, 59 - 1223 COLOGNY - SWITZERLAND • +41 (0) 79 615-15-60 • ezysassoon@bluewin.ch
PERSONAL DATA
§ DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: April 5th
, 1989 – Luxembourg
§ CITIZENSHIP: Swiss and Brazilian
§ MARITAL STATUS: Single
§ GENDER: Male
EDUCATION AND LANGUAGES
§ SWISS MILITARY SERVICE, INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS with a specialisation in the detection of
CBRNs (Oct. 2014-Apr. 2015)
§ KING’S COLLEGE, London – Master in Non-Proliferation & International Security (2014). Passed
with Merit, overall score (63%)
§ INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY IN GENEVA, Geneva – B.A. in International Relations with a major in
General Management. Magna Cum Laude Distinction, GPA of 3.68 (2013)
§ UNIVERSITE CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN, Belgium – Law School (Sept. 2008 – Feb. 2010)
§ LA GRANDE BOISSIÈRE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, Geneva – International Baccalaureate with a
major in History, French and German (2008)
§ FORDHAM UNIVERSITY, New York – Advanced English Course (Summer 2008)
§ LANGUAGES: French native speaker. Fluent in English, Portuguese. Conversational German,
Spanish.
WORK EXPERIENCE
§ INTERNSHIP AT UN WATCH (Apr. 2015 – Present)
Ø Articles translation from English to French and from French to English; transcribing 2014
Human Rights Council sessions; Fact-checking and taking notes
Ø Research and writing of reports: “Evaluation of candidates for 2016-2018 membership on the
UN Human Rights Council”; monitoring and reporting on meetings at the UN; attending and
reporting on meetings with diplomats and UN officials fact-checking
Ø Website maintenance
Ø Events support: 2015 UN Watch annual Gala Dinner
SKILLS
Independent and multi-lingual graduate from the Non-Proliferation & International Security
Master program at King’s College London with global mind-set and excellent spoken/written
proficiency in English and French.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
§ Club Maccabi, Geneva, Switzerland – Volunteer work, organizing and coordinating events (2006
– 2008)
§ Member of the International University in Geneva Student Council, Geneva, Switzerland
(Sept. 2011 – July 2013) – Organized a wide variety of events (cocktails, trip study, ski
trips)
§ Played competitive soccer (2005 – 2009 at FC Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland)
PERSONAL INTERESTS
§ Understanding and experiencing different cultures
§ Travelled extensively throughout Africa, Brazil, Europe, India, Israel, and the USA
§ Reading – Historical and thriller books
§ History – The Cold War and in particular the Cuban Missile Crisis/the American foreign policy of
the 1950’s – 60’s