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All night long with the American Embassy

The American embassy in Bern and its ambassador, Suzi LeVine, are hosting an overnight gathering attended by a mix of American expats and Swiss locals including business and political leaders.

The atmosphere before the first results come in is cheerful and anticipatory, with a long line of people waiting to hear speeches and mingle.

In her first remarks to the crowd, LeVine said she remembers how “celebratory, nerve-wracking and energizing” it was to be in Chicago for both elections of Barack Obama.

“We never dreamed we would be here doing this in Switzerland this time around.”

Bern at midnight, ready for election night swissinfo.ch
A bluegrass band is entertaining guests throughout the night swissinfo.ch
Guests can pose with portraits of former US presidents swissinfo.ch


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