List of diplomatic missions in Switzerland

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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Geneva

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(Missions to the United Nations accredited to Switzerland)

Representative offices

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Consulates-General and Consulates

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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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  3. ^ "Embassy of the Republic of Kenya - Bern, Switzerland". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kenya. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
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  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.
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  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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