This is a list of diplomatic missions of Switzerland, excluding honorary consulates.
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 ...
is well known as a
protecting power
A protecting power is a country that represents another sovereign state in a country where it lacks its own diplomatic representation. It is common for protecting powers to be appointed when two countries break off diplomatic relations with e ...
, 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
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
Switzerland served as protecting power for 35 countries on both sides—its embassy in Washington represented
Germany
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,
Italy
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,
Japan
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, and
Vichy France
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. In many post-war conflicts, including in the
Democratic Republic of Congo
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,
South Asia
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, the
Middle East
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, and
Serbia
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, Switzerland has provided a continuity of representation after formal relations were severed between belligerents, facilitating the delivery of humanitarian aid and conflict resolution.
Since 1919, Switzerland has also represented the Principality of
Liechtenstein
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in those countries wherein Liechtenstein itself does not maintain consular representation.
Owing to its size and population, Liechtenstein maintains a very small network of diplomatic missions.
Current missions
Africa
Americas
Asia
Europe
Oceania
Multilateral organizations
Gallery
File:Embassy of Switzerland, Abuja.jpg, Embassy in Abuja
File:Swiss Embassy in Bangkok.jpg, Embassy in Bangkok
File:Berlin Schweizerische Botschaft.jpg, Embassy in Berlin
File:Briennerstr. 14 Muenchen-1.jpg, Consulate-General in Munich
File:Bratislava - Switzerland and Cyprus embassies 01.jpg, Embassy in Bratislava
File:Ensemble Place Luxembourg Luxemburgplein Ixelles-Elsene 2012-06 i02.JPG, Embassy in Brussels
File:Swiss Embassy and flag in Budapest.jpg, Embassy in Budapest
File:Swiss Embassy, Buenos Aires 02.jpg, Embassy in Buenos Aires
File:Embassy of Switzerland in Canberra.jpg, Embassy in Canberra
File:Swiss Embassy Dublin.jpg, Embassy in Dublin
File:Den Haag - Lange Voorhout 42.JPG, Embassy in The Hague
File:Swiss Embassy in Havana.jpg, Embassy in Havana
File:Embassy of Switzerland (Helsinki).jpg, Embassy in Helsinki
File:Embassy of Switzerland in Kyiv.jpg, Embassy in Kyiv
File:SwissEmbassyLondon.JPG, Embassy in London
File:Embassy of Switzerland in Luxembourg-City (Luxembourg).jpg, Embassy in Luxembourg
File:Calle Goya 43 (Madrid) 01.jpg, Embassy in Madrid
File:Embassies of Bulgaria, France and Switzerland in Belarus (Minsk).jpg, Embassy in Minsk
File:Ogorodnaya Sloboda 2 - Swiss Embassy.jpg, Embassy in Moscow
File:Konsulstvo Sankt-Peterburg 3648.jpg, Consulate-General in Saint Petersburg
File:Embassy of Switzerland in Ottawa.jpg, Embassy in Ottawa
File:Consulate General of Switzerland in Montreal, Oct 29 2022 (cropped 2).jpg, Consulate-General in Montreal
File:Swiss embassy in France 20080511 2.jpg, Embassy in Paris
File:Consulat de Suisse (42766754554).jpg, Consulate-General in Strasbourg
File:Swiss embassy Prague 2872.jpg, Embassy in Prague
File:Swiss Embassy, Riga 212544.jpg, Embassy in Riga
File:Swiss embassy, Sarajevo 2.jpg, Embassy in Sarajevo
File:Skopje X87.jpg, Embassy in Skopje
File:Sofia April 2009 TodorBozhinov (4).JPG, Embassy in Sofia
File:Sköldungagatan 1-9.jpg, Embassy in Stockholm
File:スイス大使館全景.jpg, Embassy in Tokyo
File:Schweizerische Botschaft in Wien.jpg, Embassy in Vienna
File:Pałacyk Raua w Warszawie 2021.jpg, Embassy in Warsaw
File:Embassy of Switzerland, Washington, D.C..jpg, Embassy in Washington, D.C.
File:Swiss consulate-general in SF 1.jpg, Consulate-General in San Francisco
File:Embassy of Switzerland in Yaoundé.jpg, Embassy in Yaoundé
File:Embassy of Switzerland, Yerevan.png, Embassy in Yerevan
File:Embassy of Switzerland in Zagreb.JPG, Embassy in Zagreb
Closed missions
Africa
Americas
Asia
Europe
See also
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Foreign relations of Switzerland
The foreign relations of Switzerland are the primary responsibility of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). Some international relations of Switzerland are handled by other departments of the federal administration of Switzerland.
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List of diplomatic missions in Switzerland
This article lists diplomatic missions resident in the Switzerland, Swiss Confederation and that are accredited to Switzerland. At present, the capital city of Bern hosts 88 embassies, while Geneva, which hosts the headquarters of the United Natio ...
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Protecting power
A protecting power is a country that represents another sovereign state in a country where it lacks its own diplomatic representation. It is common for protecting powers to be appointed when two countries break off diplomatic relations with e ...
Notes
References
External links
Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland
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). 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 ...
Diplomatic missions
A diplomatic mission or foreign mission is a group of people from a state or organization present in another state to represent the sending state or organization officially in the receiving or host state. In practice, the phrase usually deno ...