Pandemic year ânot all badâ for the Swiss abroad Ariane Rustichelli, Direktorin der Auslandschweizer Organisation (ASO). Butterfly-Photoart Most of us would agree that next year can only be better than this one. However, the director of the Organisation of the Swiss Abroad (OSA) says the interests of the âFifth Switzerlandâ have been boosted in 2020. This content was published on December 30, 2020 - 15:00 December 30, 2020 - 15:00 Balz Rigendinger Switzerland has many faces, and each has many stories to tell. I am interested in the country in all its diversity. I write about agriculture and banks, diplomats and folk-style wrestlers, but also industrial excellence and cultural achievements.