Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter and Business Minister Guy Parmelin flew to Washington on Tuesday, the government said, in a last-ditch effort to avoid the 39% tariffs announced by President Donald Trump on exports to the United States.

Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter talks to the medias after a news conference, after meeting in separate bilateral meetings with Chinese and U.S. delegations ahead of trade talks in Geneva, Switzerland,

Switzerland’s president is about to leave Washington without announcing any success in lowering the 39% tariff Donald Trump has put on her country, according to a person familiar with the situation.

The Swiss president is heading to the U.S. in a last-ditch effort to head off punishing tariffs that threaten to cripple key sectors of the country’s export-reliant economy. President Trump’s recent decision to impose a 39% levy—one of the highest in the world—stunned the Alpine nation and upended months of negotiations in which Swiss officials believed they were on the verge of securing a favorable deal.

Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter heads to Washington today in a last-minute bid for a deal to lower the 39% tariff imposed last week by President Donald Trump. Keller-Sutter is understood to be flying to DC without a formal invite from the White House,

Switzerland's president held last-gasp talks Wednesday with the US secretary of state after rushing to Washington to avert a surprise steep hike in tariffs -- but her chances of meeting