List of ambassadors to Switzerland

This is a list of ambassadors to Switzerland. Note that some ambassadors are responsible for more than one country while others are directly accredited to Bern.

Sending country	Presentation of Credentials	Location of resident embassy	Ambassador
Afghanistan	22.11.2011	Geneva, Switzerland	Sharif Ghalib (Chargé d’Affaires a.i.)
Albania	June 2023	Bern, Switzerland	Mustafa Nano
Algeria	30.03.2021	Bern, Switzerland	Salah Lebdioui
Andorra	10.01.2012	Andorra la Vella, Andorra	Enric Tarrado Vives
Angola	27.10.2011	Bern, Switzerland	Osvaldo dos Santos Varela
Argentina	?	Bern, Switzerland	Alberto Pedro D'Alotto
Armenia	07.06.2019	Geneva, Switzerland	Andranik Hovhannisyan
Australia	24.11.2009	Berlin, Germany	Peter Martin Tesch
Austria	01.09.2016	Bern, Switzerland	Ursula Plassnik
Azerbaijan	10.10.2017	Bern, Switzerland	Hanum Ibrahimova
Bahrain	10.03.2009	Paris, France	Nasser Mohamed Yusuf Albalooshi
Bangladesh	11.01.2011	Geneva, Switzerland	Abdul Hannan
Belarus	2016	Bern, Switzerland	Pavel Matsukevich (Chargé d’Affaires a.i.)
Belgium	02.09.2014	Bern, Switzerland	Frank Recker
Benin	20.04.2010	Geneva, Switzerland	Séraphin Lissassi
Bhutan	04.06.2012	Geneva, Switzerland	Choda Tenzin (Chargé d’Affaires a.i.)
Bolivia	20.08.2011	Berlin, Germany	Alfredo Benjamin Candia Torrico
Bosnia and Herzegovina	01.03.2012	Bern, Switzerland	Dragana Kremenovic-Kusmuk
Botswana	27.03.2012	Geneva, Switzerland	Mothusi Bruce Rabasha Palai
Brazil	27.03.2012	Bern, Switzerland	Igor Kipman
Brunei Darussalam	29.06.2010	Berlin, Germany	Dato Mohammad Yusof Abu Bakar
Bulgaria	26.06.2012	Bern, Switzerland	Meglena Ivanova Plugtschieva-Alexandrova
Burkina Faso	11.11.2001	Geneva, Switzerland	Prosper Vokouma
Burundi	05.05.2011	Geneva, Switzerland	Pierre Claver Ndayiragije
Cambodia	01.07.2008	Geneva, Switzerland	Sun Suon
Cameroon	29.05.2008	Bern, Switzerland	Léonard Henri Bindzi
Canada		Bern, Switzerland
Cape Verde	11.01.2011	Geneva, Switzerland	José Luis Barbosa Leao Monteiro
Central African Republic	07.05.2009	Geneva, Switzerland	Léopold Samba
Chad	09.09.2005	Geneva, Switzerland	Malloum Bamanga Abbas
China	16.09.2010	Bern, Switzerland	Wu Ken
Colombia	12.01.2016	Bern, Switzerland	Julian Jaramillo Escobar
Comoros	29.04.2008	Paris, France	Soulaïmana Mohamed
Congo	24.11.2009	Geneva, Switzerland	Luc-Joseph Okio
Costa Rica	26.06.2012	Bern, Switzerland	Isabel Violeta Montero de la Camara
Côte d'Ivoire	27.10.2011	Bern, Switzerland	Kouadio Adjoumani
Croatia	25.10.2007	Bern, Switzerland	Jaksa Muljacić
Cuba	30.03.2021	Bern, Switzerland	Adela Mayra Ruiz Garcia
Cyprus	19.04.2007	Brussels, Belgium	Athena Droushiotis-Mavronicola
Czech Republic		Bern, Switzerland
Democratic Republic of Congo	26.11.2009	Bern, Switzerland	Sébastien Mutomb Mujing
Denmark		Switzerland	Susanne Christina Hyldeland
Djibouti	30.11.2006	Geneva, Switzerland	Mohamed Siad Doualeh
Dominica	15.10.2009	Bern, Switzerland	Teresita Migdalia Torres Garcia
Dominican Republic	30.03.2021	Bern, Switzerland	Jose Sanchez Fung
Ecuador	02.09.2014	Bern, Switzerland	Gonzalo Salvador Holguin
Egypt	20.10.2016	Bern, Switzerland	Hisham Seifeldin
El Salvador	03.10.2007	Geneva, Switzerland	Byron Fernando Larios Lopez
Equatorial Guinea	03.10.2007	Paris, France	Federico Edjo Ovono Eyang
Eritrea	15.01.2004	Geneva, Switzerland	Bereket Woldeyohannes (Chargé d’Affaires a.i.)
Estonia	11.01.2011	Tallinn, Estonia	Katrin Saarsalu-Layachi
Ethiopia	23.06.2011	Geneva, Switzerland	Minelik Alemu Getahun
European Union	September 2016	Bern, Switzerland	Michael Matthiessen
Finland	08.09.2009	Bern, Switzerland	Alpo Matti Ilmari Rusi
France	20.10.2016	Bern, Switzerland	Anne Paugam
Gabon	26.06.2012	Paris, France	Germain Ngoyo Moussavou
Gambia	18.02.2012	Paris, France	Saikou Jaiteh (Chargé d’Affaires a.i.)
Georgia	01.09.2020	Bern, Switzerland	Revaz Lominadze
Germany	08.09.2011	Bern, Switzerland	Klaus-Peter Gottwald
Ghana	04.12.2008	Bern, Switzerland	Ellen Serwaa Nee-Whang
Greece	15.10.2009	Bern, Switzerland	John Mourikis
Grenada		Brussels, Belgium	vacant
Guatemala	28.06.2005	Paris, France	Anaisabel Prera Flores
Guinea	15.01.2008	Geneva, Switzerland	Mohamed Camara
Guinea-Bissau	08.12.2011	Brussels, Belgium	Alfredo Lopes Cabral
Haiti		Paris, France	vacant
Honduras		Paris, France	vacant
Holy See	08.09.2011	Bern, Switzerland	Diego Causero
Hungary	30.3.2021	Bern, Switzerland	Jozsef Czukor
Iceland	23.06.2011	Brussels, Belgium	Thorir Ibsen
India	20.10.2017	Bern, Switzerland	Sibi George
Indonesia	20.04.2010	Bern, Switzerland	Djoko Susilo
Iraq	29.06.2010	Bern, Switzerland	Pirot Ahmed Ibrahim Ibrahim
Iran	20.04.2010	Bern, Switzerland	Alireza Salari Sharifabad
Ireland	16.09.2010	Bern, Switzerland	Martin Burke
Israel	13.12.2011	Bern, Switzerland	Shalom Cohen (Chargé d’Affaires a.i.)
Italy	11.01.2007	Bern, Switzerland	Giuseppe Deodato
Jamaica	23.06.2011	Geneva, Switzerland	Wayne St John McCook
Japan	08.12.2011	Bern, Switzerland	Kazuyoshi Umemoto
Jordan	18.3.2014	Bern, Switzerland	Amjad Jamil Al Qhaiwi
Kazakhstan	23.11.2022	Bern, Switzerland	Kairat Sarzhanov
Kenya	09.09.2009	London, UK	Addison Kutondo Chebukaka (Chargé d’Affaires a.i.)
Kyrgyzstan	11.01.2011	Geneva, Switzerland	Gulnara Iskakova
Kosovo	15.10.2009	Bern, Switzerland	Naim Malaj
Kuwait	03.10.2007	Bern, Switzerland	Suhail Khalil Yousef Shuhaiber
Laos	07.05.2009	Geneva, Switzerland	Yong Chanthalangsy
Latvia	24.11.2009	Vienna, Austria	Indulis Berzins
Lebanon	01.07.2008	Bern, Switzerland	Hussein Rammal
Lesotho	11.04.2008	Geneva, Switzerland	Anthony Mothae Maruping
Liberia	28.06.2005	Paris, France	Dudley McKinley Thomas
Libya	29.09.2011	Bern, Switzerland	Sliman Bouchuiguir
Liechtenstein	21.06.2007	Bern, Switzerland	Hubert Ferdinand Büchel
Lithuania	26.06.2012	Bern, Switzerland	Jonas Rudalevicius
Luxembourg	03.10.2007	Bern, Switzerland	Gérard Léon Pierre Philipps
Macedonia	12.01.2010	Bern, Switzerland	Ramadan Nazifi
Madagascar	05.05.2012	Geneva, Switzerland	Solofo Andrianjatovo Razafitrimo (Chargé d’Affaires a.i.)
Malaysia	2017	Bern, Switzerland	Sharrina Abdullah
Malawi	14.10.2008	Brussels, Belgium	Brave Rona Ndisale
Maldives	16.11.2010	Geneva, Switzerland	Iruthisham Adam
Mali	19.10.2006	Geneva, Switzerland	Sidiki Lamine Sow
Malta	01.07.2008	La Valette, Malta	Leslie Agius
Mauritania	16.11.2010	Geneva, Switzerland	Cheikh Ahmed Ould Zahave
Mauritius		Paris, France	vacant
Mexico	03.10.2007	Bern, Switzerland	Luciano Joublanc Montano
Moldova	27.03.2012	Geneva, Switzerland	Victor Moraru
Monaco	11.01.2007	Bern, Switzerland	Robert Fillon
Mongolia	24.11.2009	Berlin, Germany	Orgil Luvsantseren
Montenegro	11.01.2011	Geneva, Switzerland	Ljubisa Perović
Morocco	10.03.2009	Bern, Switzerland	Mohammed Said Benryane
Mozambique	19.10.2006	Geneva, Switzerland	Frances Victoria Velho Rodrigues
Myanmar	26.06.2012	Paris, France
Namibia	19.04.2007	Brussels, Belgium	Hanno Rumpf
Nepal	16.02.2012	Geneva, Switzerland	Bhrigu Dhungana
Netherlands	25.08.2015	Bern, Switzerland	Anne Elisabeth Luwema
New Zealand	11.01.2011	Berlin, Germany	Peter Howard Rider
Nicaragua	16.11.2010	Geneva, Switzerland	Carlos Robelo Raffone
Niger	11.04.2008	Geneva, Switzerland	Adani Illo
Nigeria	21.11.2017	Bern, Switzerland	Baba Madugu
North Korea	20.04.2010	Bern, Switzerland	So Se Pyong
Norway	04.12.2008	Bern, Switzerland	Rolf Trolle Andersen
Oman	13.06.2012	Berlin, Switzerland	Mohammed Salim Mabakhut Jadad Al Kathiri (Chargé d’Affaires a.i.)
Pakistan	27.10.2011	Bern, Switzerland	Bhounr Muhammad Saleem
Palestine			Ibrahim Khraishi (General Delegate)
Panama	23.06.2011	Paris, France	Henry Joseph Faarup Mauad
Paraguay	12.01.2010	Bern, Switzerland	Rodolfo Luis Gonzalez Garabelli
Peru	03.09.2013	Bern, Switzerland	Luis Juan Chuquihuara Chil
Philippines	08.09.2011	Bern, Switzerland	Leslie Baja
Poland	01.07.2008	Bern, Switzerland	Jarosław Robert Starzyk
Portugal	26.06.2012	Bern, Switzerland	João Nugent Ramos Pinto
Qatar	15.01.2004	Paris, France	Mohamed Jaham Abduaziz Alkuwari
Romania	29.09.2011	Bern, Switzerland	Anca Elena Opris
Russia	27.03.2012	Bern, Switzerland	Alexander Golovin
Rwanda	29.09.2011	Geneva, Switzerland	Soline Nyirahabimana
Samoa	31.01.2012	Brussels, Belgium	Amorette Faalupega Posini (Chargé d’Affaires a.i.)
San Marino	15.01.2008	City of San Marino, San Marino	Giuseppe Arzilli
Saudi Arabia	13.01.2009	Bern, Switzerland	Hazem M. S. Karakotly
Senegal	27.03.2012	Geneva, Switzerland	Fodé Seck
Serbia	07.05.2009	Bern, Switzerland	Milan Protić
Seychelles	13.01.2009	Paris, France	Claude Sylvestre Anthony Morel
Sierra Leone	29.06.2010	Berlin, Germany	Jongopie Siaka Stevens
Singapore	15.01.2004	Singapore, Singapore	Hwang Michael
Slovakia	29.06.2010	Bern, Switzerland	Jan Foltin
Slovenia	30.06.2009	Bern, Switzerland	Bojan Grobovsek
South Africa	07.05.2009	Bern, Switzerland	George Henry Johannes
South Korea	16.01.2018	Bern, Switzerland	Kwon Haeryong
Sovereign Military Order of Malta	03.10.2003	Vienna, Austria	Maximilian Turnauer
Spain	20.06.2017	Bern, Switzerland	Aurora Díaz-Rato Revuelta
Sri Lanka	10.01.2012	Berlin, Germany	Upali Sarrath Kongahage
Sudan	10.01.2012	Geneva, Switzerland	Abdelrahman Mohamed Abdalla Dhirar
Swaziland	01.07.2010	Brussels, Belgium	Siphelele Welcome Dludlu
Sweden	19.10.2006	Bern, Switzerland	Per Anders Thöresson
Syria	24.11.2009	Paris, France	Lamia Chakkour
Tajikistan	07.04.2011	Geneva, Switzerland	Salokhiddin Nasriddinov
Tanzania	07.04.2011	Berlin, Germany	Ahmada Rweyemamu Ngemera
Thailand	05.05.2011	Germany, Switzerland	Arbhorn Manasvanich
Timor-Leste	07.05.2009	Geneva, Switzerland	Joaquim Antonio Maria Lopes da Fonseca
Togo	26.06.2012	Geneva, Switzerland	Nakpa Polo
Tonga	01.07.2008	London, UK	Sione Ngongo Kioa
Trinidad and Tobago	27.10.2011	Brussels, Belgium	Margaret King-Rousseau
Tunisia	29.09.2011	Bern, Switzerland	Hafedh Bejar
Turkey	30.03.2021	Bern, Switzerland	Emine Ece Ozbayoglu Acarso
Turkmenistan	11.04.2011	Geneva, Switzerland	Esen Aydogdyev
Uganda	08.09.2009	Geneva, Switzerland	Maurice Kiwanuka Kagimu
Ukraine	29.05.2008	Bern, Switzerland	Ihor Dir
United Arab Emirates	30.03.2021	Bern, Switzerland	Hissa Abdulla Ahmed Al Otaiba
United Kingdom	16.01.2018	Bern, Switzerland	Jane Owen
United States	11.01.2022	Bern, Switzerland	Scott Miller
Uruguay	24.11.2009	Bern, Switzerland	Luis Ricardo Nario Fagundez
Uzbekistan	23.06.2011	Berlin, Germany	Dilshod Akhatov
Venezuela	15.10.2009	Bern, Switzerland	César Osvelio Mendez Gonzalez
Vietnam	18.05.2012	Bern, Switzerland	Pham Hoang Kim (Chargé d’Affaires a.i.)
Yemen	11.04.2008	Geneva, Switzerland	Ibrahim Saied Mohamed Aladoofi
Zambia	25.04.2012	Paris, France	Hendrix Kapaipi (Chargé d’Affaires a.i.)
Zimbabwe	07.04.2011	Berlin, Germany	Hebson Hazvina Mudadirwa Makuvise

See also

• Foreign relations of Switzerland
• List of diplomatic missions of Switzerland
• List of diplomatic missions in Switzerland

References

• Diplomatic Corps (fr)