This city was the site of the first summit between Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev.
The defeat of a 1602 Savoyard surprise invasion is commemorated in this city's L'Escalade Festival. This city was the site of the first summit between Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev. One resident of this city founded the International Red Cross after witnessing the aftermath of the Battle of Solferino, and a theologian from this city enforced ecclesiastical discipline and wrote Institutes of the Christian Religion. This seat of the League of Nations also hosted a 1949 meeting that codified international treatment of prisoners of war as part of four treaties that make up its namesake Conventions. For 10 points, name this Swiss city once led by John Calvin.
The defeat of a 1602 Savoyard surprise invasion is commemorated in this city's L'Escalade Festival.
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