The Ambassador of Switzerland to the United States of America (French: ''Ambassadeur de Suisse auprès des États-Unis d'Amérique'', German: ''Botschafter der Schweiz in die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika'', Italian: ''Ambasciatore della Svizzera agli Stati Uniti d'America'', Romansh: ''Ambasciatore da Svizra a las Stadis Unids da l’America'') is the representative of the government of Switzerland in United States.

History

The very first Ambassador to the United States from Switzerland was Emil Frey, who served from 1882 to 1888.

Role

The Swiss Ambassador to the United States is Head of the Embassy of Switzerland to the United States in Washington, D.C. Their duty is to promote exchange in science, technology, culture, and economic and political relations between Switzerland and the United States. Since 1979, the Swiss Ambassador to the United States has also represented U.S. interests in Iran. From 1961 to 2015 the Swiss Ambassador represented United States interests in Cuba and from 1991 to 2015 represented Cuban interests in the United States. The Embassy of Switzerland and the Swiss Consulates General offer services and protection for Swiss people living in the United States.

List of Swiss Ambassadors

From 1882 to 1958 as the Swiss Minister

* Emil Frey (1882–1888) Swiss Minister * Alfred de Claparède (1888–1893) * Giovan Battista Pioda II (1894–1902) * Fernand du Martheray (1902–1904) * Leo Vogel (1904–1909) * Paul Ritter (1909–1917) * Hans Sulzer (1917–1919) * Marc Peter (1919–1939) * Carl Bruggmann (1939–1954) *

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(1955–1958)

Since 1958 as the Ambassador

(1958–1960) *

August R. Lindt August Rudolf Lindt (5 August 1905 – 14 April 2000), also known as Auguste R. Lindt, was a Swiss lawyer and diplomat. He served as Chairman of UNICEF from 1953 to 1954 and as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from 1956 to 1960. Care ...

(1960–1963) *

Alfred Zehnder Alfred may refer to: Arts and entertainment *''Alfred J. Kwak'', Dutch-German-Japanese anime television series * ''Alfred'' (Arne opera), a 1740 masque by Thomas Arne * ''Alfred'' (Dvořák), an 1870 opera by Antonín Dvořák *"Alfred (Interlu ...

(1963–1966) * Felix Schnyder (1966–1975) * Raymond Probst (1976–1980) * Anton Hegner (diplomat) (1980–1984) * Klaus Jacobi (1984–1989) * Edouard Brunner (1989–1993) * Carlo Jagmetti (1993–1997) * Alfred Defago (1997–2001) * Christian Blickenstorfer (2001–2006) * Urs Ziswiler (2006–2010) *

Manuel Sager Manuel Sager is a Swiss diplomat who served as the Ambassador of Switzerland to the United States from 2010 to 2014. He was appointed to the position in December 2010. Early years He attended graduate school in North Carolina, worked as a lawy ...

(2010–2014) * Martin Dahinden (2014–2019) * Jacques Pitteloud (2019–present)

References

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