Micheline Anne-Marie Calmy-Rey (born 8 July 1945 in Sion, Valais) is a Swiss politician who is President of the Confederation — i.e., the president of Switzerland. Also, she is head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs — i.e., the Swiss foreign minister. She has been a member of the Swiss Federal Council since 2003, and was President of the Confederation in 2007 and again currently in 2011. She intends to resign in December 2011.
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