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 87 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.

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

Embassies

Bern

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

Geneva (Missions to the United Nations accredited to Switzerland)

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

Representative offices
  • Embassy of Argentina
  • Embassy of China
  • Embassy of Colombia
  • Embassy of Germany
  • Embassy of Iran
  • Embassy of Italy
  • Embassy of Libya
  • Embassy of Liechtenstein
  • Embassy of Nigeria
  • Embassy of Peru
  • Embassy of Poland
  • Embassy of Russia
  • Embassy of Sweden
  • Embassy of the United States
  • Embassy of Vietnam

Consulates-General and Consulates

Basel

Geneva

Lugano

Sion

Zürich

Accredited embassies

Closed missions
Host city Sending country Mission level Year closed Ref.
Bern  Australia Embassy[lower-alpha 1] 2012 [11]
 Guatemala Embassy Unknown [12]
 Paraguay Embassy 2021 [13]
Basel  France Consulate-General 1996 [14]
Geneva  Belgium Consulate-General 2015 [15]
 United Kingdom Consulate-General 2010 [16]
Lausanne  Italy Consulate-General 2011 [17][18]
Neuchâtel  Italy Consular agency 2013 [19]
St. Gallen  Italy Consulate 2014 [19][20]
Sion  Italy Consular agency 2013 [19]
Zürich  United Kingdom Consulate-General 1998 [21]
Wettingen  Italy Consular agency 2013 [19]

See also

Notes
a.   ^ The political status of Kosovo is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in 2008, it is formally recognised as an independent state by 97 UN member states (with another 15 recognising it at some point but then withdrawing recognition), while Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory.
  1. To be reopened in 2022.

References
  1. "Embassy of the Republic of Kenya - Bern, Switzerland". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kenya. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  2. See Representative Office of Northern Cyprus in Geneva Retrieved January 07, 2013.
  3. "Consolato d'Italia - Basilea" (in Italian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  4. "Embaixada do Brasil em Berna" (in Portuguese). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  5. "Consolato Generale d'Italia - Ginevra" (in Italian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  6. "Europa". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Portugal. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  7. "Consolato Generale d'Italia - Lugano" (in Italian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  8. "Consolato Generale d'Italia - Zurigo" (in Italian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2021-08-19. Retrieved 2021-08-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. https://foreignandeu.gov.mt/en/Pages/Maltese%20Diplomatic%20Representations%20Overseas/Switzerland.aspx
  11. "Australia to reopen embassy in Switzerland". Swissinfo. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  12. "Guatemala pide a Berna reconsideración" (in Spanish). Swissinfo. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  13. "Cierran la embajada de Paraguay en Suiza" (in Spanish). Última Hora. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  14. "Projet de loi de finances pour 1997: affaires étrangères" (in French). Senate of France. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  15. "Didier Reynders restructures the network of Belgian diplomatic missions". Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation of Belgium. 19 December 2014.
  16. "Support for British nationals abroad: The Consular Service" (PDF). House of Commons. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  17. "Comunicato per gli italiani residenti nei cantoni di Vaud e Friburgo". Consolato Generale d'Italia - Ginevra (in Italian). Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  18. "Permanence consulaire pour les Italiens" (in French). 20 minutes. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  19. "Aggiornamenti tabelle territoriali estere al dicembre 2014 - Variazioni comunicate dal Ministero degli Affari Esteri" (PDF) (in Italian). Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  20. "Un consolato onorario a San Gallo" (in Italian). RSI News. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  21. http://orka2.sejm.gov.pl/INT8.nsf/klucz/283B83FE/%24FILE/z00503-o1.pdf
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