Trump has since suspended some of the higher tariffs the US threatened to impose on a raft of countries.
The two presidents have agreed to continue the talks. Keller-Sutter said she is looking forward to working out solutions in the “very near future”.
The import tariffs of 31% on goods from Switzerland imposed by Trump last week had previously come into force, before being apparently suspended. Keller-Sutter did not provide any details on what an agreement might look like.
At its meeting in Neuchâtel on Wednesday, the Federal Council appointed Gabriel Lüchinger as special envoy to the US.
He also set up a project organisation to manage relations between Switzerland and the US. It is headed by Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis and, according to the federal government, encompasses all departments.
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Switzerland appoints special envoy to the US
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On Wednesday, the Swiss government named Ambassador Gabriel Lüchinger to the role, amid the ongoing trade war initiated by US President Donald Trump.
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