A one-year Presidency can look short to many politicians, not to mention a Presidency within the UN system, known to be slow. To President Joseph Deiss it might not look so short. Like many of his fellow Swiss politician country women and men, he knows about the Swiss touch which is to be at the head of public mandate for such short terms. That might be why he is not uncomfortable with his Presidency. He has found a way to make his presidency fertile in a multilateral world full of constraints, not to mention the plurilateral initiatives that can potentially endanger any UN efforts. How can this be? Exclusive interview with a man who enjoys being President of the 65th session of the UN General Assembly.