Sir Francis Ottiwell Adams, (1825–1889) was a British diplomat who served in

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

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Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

. Adams served as Secretary of the British Legation in Japan from 1868 to 1872 and as British Ambassador in Switzerland from 1881 to 1888. As Ambassador in Switzerland, he was among the signatories of the Bern Convention of 1886.List of envoys
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Works

* ''The History of Japan from the Earliest Period to the Present Time'' (1874) * ''The Swiss Confederation'' (1889)

Citations

{{DEFAULTSORT:Adams, Francis Ottiwell 1825 births 1889 deaths Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Japan Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Switzerland Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Companions of the Order of the Bath Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society