List of diplomatic missions in Switzerland
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This article lists diplomatic missions resident in the Swiss Confederation and that are accredited to Switzerland. At present, the capital city of Bern hosts 89 embassies, while Geneva, which hosts the headquarters of the United Nations in Europe, hosts 53 missions, which are accredited to Switzerland as embassies. Several other countries have ambassadors accredited to Switzerland, with most being resident in Berlin, Brussels or Paris.[1]
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Switzerland
Countries with embassies in Bern
Missions to the UN with accreditation to Switzerland
Countries with only consulates-general in Switzerland
Embassies
[edit]Bern
[edit]Albania
Algeria
Angola
Argentina
Australia[2]
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
Bulgaria
Cameroon
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Congo-Kinshasa
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
Czechia
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Holy See
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Ivory Coast
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya[3]
Kosovo
Kuwait
Lebanon
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania[1]
Luxembourg
Malaysia
Mexico
Monaco
Montenegro
Morocco
Netherlands
Nigeria
North Korea
North Macedonia
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Paraguay[1][4]
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
Republic of Korea
Spain
Sweden
Thailand
Tunisia
Turkey
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Venezuela
Vietnam[1]
Geneva
[edit](Missions to the United Nations accredited to Switzerland)
Afghanistan
Armenia
Bahamas[1]
Bangladesh[1]
Barbados[1]
Benin
Bhutan[1]
Botswana[1]
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cape Verde[1]
Central African Republic[1]
Chad
Congo-Brazzaville[1]
Djibouti
East Timor[1]
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea[1][5]
Eritrea[6]
Eswatini
Ethiopia[1]
Fiji
Gambia
Guinea[1]
Guyana
Honduras
Iceland
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Lesotho
Madagascar
Malawi
Maldives
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Moldova
Mongolia
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nepal
Nicaragua
Niger
Panama
Rwanda
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Sudan
Tajikistan[1]
Togo[1]
Turkmenistan
Uganda
Yemen
Zambia
Representative offices
[edit]Catalonia (Delegation)[7]
European Union (Delegation)
Hong Kong (Economic & Trade Office)
Macau (Economic & Trade Office)
Palestine (General Delegation)
Taiwan (Taipei Economic and Cultural Office )
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (Representative Office)[8]
Gallery
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Embassy of Argentina
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Embassy of Azerbaijan
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Embassy of Cameroon
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Embassy of China
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Embassy of Colombia
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Embassy of Cuba
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Embassy of Congo-Kinshasa
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Embassy of Denmark
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Apostolic Nunciature of the Holy See
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Embassy of Indonesia
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Embassy of Iran
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Embassy of Ireland
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Embassy of Italy
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Embassy of Libya
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Embassy of Liechtenstein
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Embassy of the Netherlands
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Embassy of Nigeria
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Embassy of Paraguay
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Embassy of Peru
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Embassy of Poland
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Embassy of Sweden
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Embassy of Thailand
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Embassy of Tunisia
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Embassy of Turkey
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Embassy of Ukraine
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Embassy of the United States
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Embassy of Uruguay
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Embassy of Vietnam
Consulates-General and Consulates
[edit]Accredited embassies
[edit]Andorra (Andorra la Vella)
Bahrain (Prague)
Bolivia (Berlin)
Brunei (Berlin)
Cyprus (Rome)
Dominica (Brussels)
Estonia (Vienna)
Gabon (Paris)
Guatemala (Paris)[15]
Haiti (Paris)
Jamaica (Berlin)
Latvia (Vienna)[16]
Liberia (Paris)
Malta (Valletta)[17]
New Zealand (Berlin)
San Marino (San Marino)
Samoa (Brussels)
São Tomé and Príncipe (Brussels)
Seychelles (Paris)
Singapore (Singapore)
South Sudan (Berlin)
Sri Lanka (Berlin)
Syria (Paris)[1]
Tanzania (Berlin)[1]
Tonga (London)[1]
Timor-Leste (Brussels)
Trinidad and Tobago (Brussels)
Uzbekistan (Berlin)
Zimbabwe (Berlin)
Closed missions
[edit]Host city | Sending country | Mission level | Year closed | Ref. |
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Bern | ![]() |
Embassy | Unknown | [18] |
Basel | ![]() |
Consulate-General | 1996 | [19] |
Geneva | ![]() |
Consulate-General | 2015 | [20] |
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Consulate | 2023 | [citation needed] | |
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Consulate-General | 2010 | [21] | |
Lausanne | ![]() |
Consulate-General | 2005 | [22] |
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Consulate-General | 2011 | [23][24] | |
Neuchâtel | ![]() |
Consular agency | 2013 | [25] |
St. Gallen | ![]() |
Consulate | 2014 | [25][26] |
Sion | ![]() |
Consular agency | 2013 | [25] |
Zürich | ![]() |
Consulate-General | 2011 | [27] |
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Consulate-General | 2023 | [28] | |
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Consulate-General | 1998 | [29] | |
Wettingen | ![]() |
Consular agency | 2013 | [25] |
See also
[edit]- List of diplomatic missions of Switzerland
- Foreign relations of Switzerland
- Visa requirements for Swiss citizens
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq "Diplomatic and Consular Corps". Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "Appointment of Ambassadors, High Commissioner and Consul-General". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "Embassy of the Republic of Kenya - Bern, Switzerland". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kenya. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Embapar Suiza" (in Spanish). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Paraguay. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ "El Embajador de Guinea Ecuatorial en Suiza Juan Ndong Nguema Mbengono presenta sus Cartas Credenciales ante el Presidente Ignazio Cassis" (in Spanish). Real Guinea Ecuatorial. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "Embassy and Permanent Mission of the State of Eritrea in Geneva - Switzerland". Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "Delegation of the Government of Catalonia to Switzerland." Ministry for Foreign Action and European Union
- ^ See Representative Office of Northern Cyprus in Geneva[permanent dead link] Retrieved January 07, 2013.
- ^ "Consolato d'Italia - Basilea" (in Italian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Embaixada do Brasil em Berna" (in Portuguese). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ "Consolato Generale d'Italia - Ginevra" (in Italian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Europa". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Portugal. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Consolato Generale d'Italia - Lugano" (in Italian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Consolato Generale d'Italia - Zurigo" (in Italian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2021-08-19. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Latvijas Republikas Vēstniecība Austrijas Republikā" (in Latvian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ https://foreignandeu.gov.mt/en/Pages/Maltese%20Diplomatic%20Representations%20Overseas/Switzerland.aspx
- ^ "Guatemala pide a Berna reconsideración" (in Spanish). Swissinfo. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "Projet de loi de finances pour 1997: affaires étrangères" (in French). Senate of France. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "Didier Reynders restructures the network of Belgian diplomatic missions". Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation of Belgium. 19 December 2014.
- ^ "Support for British nationals abroad: The Consular Service" (PDF). House of Commons. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Schließt Deutschland sein Generalkonsulat in Lausanne? – 2005-11-18 – Die Deutsche Volkszeitung". Archived from the original on 2009-02-24.
- ^ "Comunicato per gli italiani residenti nei cantoni di Vaud e Friburgo". Consolato Generale d'Italia - Ginevra (in Italian). Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Permanence consulaire pour les Italiens" (in French). 20 minutes. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Aggiornamenti tabelle territoriali estere al dicembre 2014 - Variazioni comunicate dal Ministero degli Affari Esteri" (PDF) (in Italian). Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Un consolato onorario a San Gallo" (in Italian). RSI News. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Außenministerium schließt fünf Standorte" (in German). Der Standard. 30 November 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ "Gobierno dispone el cierre de dos consulados del Perú en ciudades de Bolivia y Suiza". El Comercio (in Spanish). 21 September 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ http://orka2.sejm.gov.pl/INT8.nsf/klucz/283B83FE/%24FILE/z00503-o1.pdf [bare URL PDF]
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