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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]

Diplomatic missions in Switzerland
  Switzerland
  Countries with embassies in Bern
  Missions to the UN with accreditation to Switzerland
  Countries with only consulates-general in Switzerland

Embassies

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Bern

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  1.  Albania
  2.  Algeria
  3.  Angola
  4.  Argentina
  5.  Australia[2]
  6.  Austria
  7.  Azerbaijan
  8.  Belarus
  9.  Belgium
  10.  Bosnia and Herzegovina
  11.  Brazil
  12.  Bulgaria
  13.  Cameroon
  14.  Canada
  15.  Chile
  16.  China
  17.  Colombia
  18.  Congo-Kinshasa
  19.  Costa Rica
  20.  Croatia
  21.  Cuba
  22.  Czechia
  23.  Dominican Republic
  24.  Ecuador
  25.  Egypt
  26.  Finland
  27.  France
  28.  Georgia
  29.  Germany
  30.  Ghana
  31.  Greece
  32.  Holy See
  33.  Hungary
  34.  India
  35.  Indonesia
  36.  Iran
  37.  Iraq
  38.  Ireland
  39.  Israel
  40.  Italy
  41.  Ivory Coast
  42.  Japan
  43.  Jordan
  44.  Kazakhstan
  45.  Kenya[3]
  46.  Kosovo
  47.  Kuwait
  48.  Lebanon
  49.  Libya
  50.  Liechtenstein
  51.  Lithuania[1]
  52.  Luxembourg
  53.  Malaysia
  54.  Mexico
  55.  Monaco
  56.  Montenegro
  57.  Morocco
  58.  Netherlands
  59.  Nigeria
  60.  North Korea
  61.  North Macedonia
  62.  Norway
  63.  Oman
  64.  Pakistan
  65.  Peru
  66.  Philippines
  67.  Poland
  68.  Portugal
  69.  Qatar
  70.  Romania
  71.  Russia
  72.  Saudi Arabia
  73.  Serbia
  74.  Slovakia
  75.  Slovenia
  76.  South Africa
  77.  Republic of Korea
  78.  Spain
  79.  Sweden
  80.  Thailand
  81.  Tunisia
  82.  Turkey
  83.  Ukraine
  84.  United Arab Emirates
  85.  United Kingdom
  86.  United States
  87.  Uruguay
  88.  Venezuela
  89.  Vietnam[1]

Geneva

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(Missions to the United Nations accredited to Switzerland)

  1.  Afghanistan
  2.  Armenia
  3.  Bahamas[1]
  4.  Bangladesh[1]
  5.  Barbados[1]
  6.  Benin
  7.  Bhutan[1]
  8.  Botswana[1]
  9.  Burkina Faso
  10.  Burundi
  11.  Cambodia
  12.  Cape Verde[1]
  13.  Central African Republic[1]
  14.  Chad
  15.  Congo-Brazzaville[1]
  16.  Djibouti
  17.  East Timor[1]
  18.  El Salvador
  19.  Equatorial Guinea[1][4]
  20.  Eritrea[5]
  21.  Eswatini
  22.  Ethiopia[1]
  23.  Fiji
  24.  Gambia
  25.  Guinea[1]
  26.  Guyana
  27.  Honduras
  28.  Iceland
  29.  Kyrgyzstan
  30.  Laos
  31.  Lesotho
  32.  Madagascar
  33.  Malawi
  34.  Maldives
  35.  Mali
  36.  Mauritania
  37.  Mauritius
  38.  Moldova
  39.  Mongolia
  40.  Mozambique
  41.  Myanmar
  42.  Namibia
  43.  Nepal
  44.  Nicaragua
  45.  Niger
  46.  Panama
  47.  Rwanda
  48.  Senegal
  49.  Sierra Leone
  50.  Sudan
  51.  Tajikistan[1]
  52.  Togo[1]
  53.  Turkmenistan
  54.  Uganda
  55.  Yemen
  56.  Zambia

Representative offices

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  • Embassy of Argentina
    Embassy of Argentina
  • Embassy of Azerbaijan
    Embassy of Azerbaijan
  • Embassy of Cameroon
    Embassy of Cameroon
  • Embassy of China
    Embassy of China
  • Embassy of Colombia
    Embassy of Colombia
  • Embassy of Cuba
    Embassy of Cuba
  • Embassy of Congo-Kinshasa
    Embassy of Congo-Kinshasa
  • Embassy of Denmark
    Embassy of Denmark
  • Embassy of Germany
    Embassy of Germany
  • Apostolic Nunciature of the Holy See
    Apostolic Nunciature of the Holy See
  • Embassy of Indonesia
    Embassy of Indonesia
  • Embassy of Iran
    Embassy of Iran
  • Embassy of Ireland
    Embassy of Ireland
  • Embassy of Italy
    Embassy of Italy
  • Embassy of Libya
    Embassy of Libya
  • Embassy of Liechtenstein
    Embassy of Liechtenstein
  • Embassy of the Netherlands
    Embassy of the Netherlands
  • Embassy of Nigeria
    Embassy of Nigeria
  • Embassy of Peru
    Embassy of Peru
  • Embassy of Poland
    Embassy of Poland
  • Embassy of Russia
    Embassy of Russia
  • Embassy of Sweden
    Embassy of Sweden
  • Embassy of Thailand
    Embassy of Thailand
  • Embassy of Tunisia
    Embassy of Tunisia
  • Embassy of Turkey
    Embassy of Turkey
  • Embassy of Ukraine
    Embassy of Ukraine
  • Embassy of the United States
    Embassy of the United States
  • Embassy of Uruguay
    Embassy of Uruguay
  • Embassy of Vietnam
    Embassy of Vietnam

Consulates-General and Consulates

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Basel

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Geneva

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Lugano

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Sion

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Zürich

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Accredited embassies

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Closed missions

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Host city Sending country Mission level Year closed Ref.
Bern  Guatemala Embassy Unknown [17]
 Paraguay Embassy 2024 [18]
Basel  France Consulate-General 1996 [19]
Geneva  Belgium Consulate-General 2015 [20]
 Lithuania Consulate 2023 [citation needed]
 United Kingdom Consulate-General 2010 [21]
Lausanne  Germany Consulate-General 2005 [22]
 Italy Consulate-General 2011 [23][24]
Neuchâtel  Italy Consular agency 2013 [25]
St. Gallen  Italy Consulate 2014 [25][26]
Sion  Italy Consular agency 2013 [25]
Zürich  Austria Consulate-General 2011 [27]
 Peru Consulate-General 2023 [28]
 United Kingdom Consulate-General 1998 [29]
Wettingen  Italy Consular agency 2013 [25]

See also

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Notes

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References

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  2. ^ "Appointment of Ambassadors, High Commissioner and Consul-General". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Embassy of the Republic of Kenya - Bern, Switzerland". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kenya. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Embassy and Permanent Mission of the State of Eritrea in Geneva - Switzerland". Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Delegation of the Government of Catalonia to Switzerland." Ministry for Foreign Action and European Union
  7. ^ See Representative Office of Northern Cyprus in Geneva[permanent dead link] Retrieved January 07, 2013.
  8. ^ "Consolato d'Italia - Basilea" (in Italian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  9. ^ a b "Embaixada do Brasil em Berna" (in Portuguese). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Consolato Generale d'Italia - Ginevra" (in Italian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  11. ^ a b c d "Europa". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Portugal. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Consolato Generale d'Italia - Lugano" (in Italian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  13. ^ "Consolato Generale d'Italia - Zurigo" (in Italian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  14. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2021-08-19. Retrieved 2021-08-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  15. ^ "Latvijas Republikas Vēstniecība Austrijas Republikā" (in Latvian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  16. ^ https://foreignandeu.gov.mt/en/Pages/Maltese%20Diplomatic%20Representations%20Overseas/Switzerland.aspx
  17. ^ "Guatemala pide a Berna reconsideración" (in Spanish). Swissinfo. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  18. ^ "Cancillería cerrará siete consulados y abrirá dos nuevos". Ultima Hora (in Spanish). 18 April 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  19. ^ "Projet de loi de finances pour 1997: affaires étrangères" (in French). Senate of France. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  20. ^ "Didier Reynders restructures the network of Belgian diplomatic missions". Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation of Belgium. 19 December 2014.
  21. ^ "Support for British nationals abroad: The Consular Service" (PDF). House of Commons. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  22. ^ "Schließt Deutschland sein Generalkonsulat in Lausanne? – 2005-11-18 – Die Deutsche Volkszeitung". Archived from the original on 2009-02-24.
  23. ^ "Comunicato per gli italiani residenti nei cantoni di Vaud e Friburgo". Consolato Generale d'Italia - Ginevra (in Italian). Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  24. ^ "Permanence consulaire pour les Italiens" (in French). 20 minutes. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  25. ^ 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.
  26. ^ "Un consolato onorario a San Gallo" (in Italian). RSI News. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  27. ^ "Außenministerium schließt fünf Standorte" (in German). Der Standard. 30 November 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  28. ^ "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.
  29. ^ http://orka2.sejm.gov.pl/INT8.nsf/klucz/283B83FE/%24FILE/z00503-o1.pdf [bare URL PDF]
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