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Alfred M. de Zayas is an American lawyer and graduate of the Harvard Law School. A former Fulbright scholar, he holds a Ph.D. in history from the University of G4ouml;ttingen in West Germany. His works include Nemesis at Potsdam: The Expulsion of the Germans from the East , also available as a Bison Book.

There are three P.E.N. Centres in Switzerland, one for the German-speaking, one for the French-speaking, and one for the Italian-speaking writers. P.E.N. Suisse romande entertains close relations with the other two Swiss Centres, the Deutschschweizer P.E.N. Zentrum and the Centro P.E.N. della Svizzera italiana e retoromancia. In 2005 the three P.E.N. Centres in Switzerland signed an agreement so as to coordinate nationwide activities, such as participation in the Geneva book fair and in conferences on behalf of writers in prison. The Presidency of the new coordinating committee rotates. First president was Kristin Schnider of the Swiss-German PEN, current president is Alfred de Zayas/Mousse Boulanger of the Suisse romand Centre. Next president will be Franca Tiberto of the Swiss-Italian Centre.

Alfred de Zayas, Secretary general of the Pen Suisse Romande with Ambassador Dr. phil. Jiri Grusa, President of the International Pen Club Cafneacute; littNeacute;raire Geneva (30 April 2004) Former President of the PEN Suisse romande, Jean Pierre Moulin and PEN membre Etienne Barillier during the Cafe litteraire of 30 April 2004 discussing Moulin's new book on l"La Chansone"

Alfred-Maurice de Zayas (born 31 May 1947[1] in Havana, Cuba) is an American lawyer, writer, historian, a leading expert in the field of human rights, as well as a former high-ranking United Nations official. He is currently a professor of international law at the Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations,[2] and was formerly a senior lawyer with the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights,[3][4] Secretary of the Human Rights Committee,[5] and the Chief of Petitions. He practised law in New York as an associate in the law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett from 1970 to 1974, specializing on corporate law, and is also a retired member of the Florida Bar.