This is a list of diplomatic missions of Switzerland, excluding honorary consulates. Switzerland is well known as a protecting power,[1] having used its embassies abroad to represent the interests of states hostile to each other since the Franco-Prussian War. In the Second World War Switzerland served as protecting power for 35 countries on both sides—its embassy in Washington represented Germany, Italy, Japan, and Vichy France. In many post-war conflicts, including in the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Asia, the Middle East, and Serbia, Switzerland has provided a continuity of representation after formal relations were severed between belligerents, facilitating the delivery of humanitarian aid and conflict resolution.[citation needed]
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Since 1919, Switzerland has also represented the Principality of Liechtenstein in those countries wherein Liechtenstein itself does not maintain consular representation.[2] Owing to its size and population, Liechtenstein maintains a very small network of diplomatic missions.
Current missions
Africa
Host country | Host city | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
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![]() | Algiers | Embassy | [3] | |
![]() | Luanda | Embassy | Countries: | [4][5] |
![]() | Cotonou | Cooperation office & consular agency[a] | [6] | |
![]() | Ouagadougou | Cooperation office & consular agency[b] | [7] | |
![]() | Bujumbura | Cooperation office & consular agency[c] | [8] | |
![]() | Yaoundé | Embassy | Countries: | [9][10] |
![]() | N'Djamena | Cooperation office & consular agency[d] | [11] | |
![]() | Kinshasa | Embassy | Countries: | [12][13][14] |
![]() | Cairo | Embassy[e] | [15][1] | |
![]() | Addis Ababa | Embassy | Countries: International Organizations: | [16][17][18] |
![]() | Accra | Embassy | [19][6][20] | |
![]() | Abidjan | Embassy | Countries: | [21][7][22][23][24] |
![]() | Nairobi | Embassy | International Organizations: | [25][8][26][27] |
![]() | Bamako | Cooperation office & consular agency[f] | [28] | |
![]() | Antananarivo | Embassy | Countries: | [29][30][31] |
![]() | Rabat | Embassy | [32] | |
![]() | Maputo | Embassy | [33] | |
![]() | Niamey | Cooperation office & consular agency[g] | [34] | |
![]() | Abuja | Embassy | [35][11][34] | |
Lagos | Consulate-General | [35] | ||
![]() | Kigali | Cooperation office & consular agency[h] | [26] | |
![]() | Dakar | Embassy | Countries: | [36][37][38][39][28] |
![]() | Pretoria | Embassy | [40][41][42][43][44][45] | |
Cape Town | Consulate-General | [40] | ||
![]() | Juba | Cooperation office & consular agency[i] | [18] | |
![]() | Khartoum | Embassy | Countries: | [46] |
![]() | Dar es Salaam | Embassy | [47] | |
![]() | Tunis | Embassy | Countries: | [48][49] |
![]() | Harare | Embassy | [50][51] |
Americas
Asia
Europe
Oceania
Host country | Host city | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
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![]() | Canberra | Embassy | Countries: | [178][179][180][181][182] |
Sydney | Consulate-General | [178] | ||
![]() | Wellington | Embassy | [183][184][185][186][187] |
Multilateral organizations
Organization | Host city | Host country | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
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![]() | Strasbourg | France | Permanent Representation | [188] | |
![]() | Brussels | Belgium | Mission | [189] | |
![]() | Rome | Italy | Permanent Representation | International Organizations: | [190] |
![]() | Brussels | Belgium | Permanent Representation | [191] | |
![]() | Paris | France | Permanent Delegation | [192] | |
![]() | Vienna | Austria | Delegation | [193] | |
![]() | New York City | United States | Permanent Mission | [194] | |
Geneva | Switzerland | Permanent Mission | International Organizations: | [195] | |
Vienna | Austria | Permanent Mission | International Organizations: | [193] | |
![]() | Paris | France | Permanent Delegation | [196] | |
![]() | Geneva | Switzerland | Permanent Mission | International Organizations: | [197] |
Gallery
- Embassy in Abuja
- Embassy in Bangkok
- Embassy in Berlin
- Consulate-General in Munich
- Embassy in Bratislava
- Embassy in Brussels
- Embassy in Budapest
- Embassy in Buenos Aires
- Embassy in Canberra
- Embassy in Dublin
- Embassy in The Hague
- Embassy in Havana
- Embassy in Helsinki
- Embassy in Kyiv
- Embassy in Lima
- Embassy in London
- Embassy in Luxembourg
- Embassy in Madrid
- Embassy in Minsk
- Embassy in Moscow
- Consulate-General in Saint Petersburg
- Embassy in Ottawa
- Consulate-General in Montreal
- Embassy in Paris, Hôtel de Besenval
- Consulate-General in Strasbourg
- Embassy in Prague
- Embassy in Riga
- Embassy in Sarajevo
- Embassy in Skopje
- Embassy in Sofia
- Embassy in Stockholm
- Embassy in Tokyo
- Embassy in Vienna
- Embassy in Warsaw
- Embassy in Washington, D.C.
- Consulate-General in San Francisco
- Embassy in Yaoundé
- Embassy in Yerevan
- Embassy in Zagreb
Closed missions
Africa
Host country | Host city | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
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![]() | Conakry | Embassy | 1992 | [22] |
![]() | Tripoli | Embassy | 2014 | [49] |
![]() | Monrovia | Embassy | 1992 | [23] |
Cooperation office & consular agency | 2016 | [23] | ||
![]() | Tangier | Consulate | 1968 | [32] |
![]() | Windhoek | Consulate-General | 1996 | [45] |
Americas
Host country | Host city | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | San Salvador | Embassy | 1979 | [60] |
![]() | Asunción | Embassy | 2016 | [79] |
![]() | Houston | Consulate-General | 2006 | [198][199] |
Los Angeles | Consulate-General | 2018 | [200] |
Asia
Host country | Host city | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Kabul | Cooperation office & consular agency | 2021 | [201] |
![]() | Baghdad | Embassy | 1991 | [104] |
![]() | Karuizawa | Legation | 1945 | [202] |
![]() | Karachi | Consulate-General | 2018 | [203] |
![]() | Damascus | Embassy | 2012 | [111] |
Europe
Host country | Host city | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Bordeaux | Consulate-General | 2008 | [204][205] |
Dijon | Consulate | 1995 | [206] | |
![]() | Hamburg | Consulate-General | 2009 | [207] |
![]() | Genoa | Consulate-General | 2011 | [208] |
Naples | Consulate-General | 2007 | [204][209] | |
![]() | Amsterdam | Consulate-General | 2005 | [199][210] |
![]() | Málaga | Consulate | 1998 | [211] |
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria | Consulate | 2012 | [199] | |
![]() | Edinburgh | Consulate-General | 2011 | [212] |
See also
Notes
References
External links
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