The Embassy of Switzerland in
Washington, D.C. (
german: Schweizerische Botschaft in den Vereinigten Staaten, french: Ambassade de Suisse aux Etats-Unis d’Amérique, it, Ambasciata di Svizzera negli Stati Uniti d’America) is the
diplomatic mission
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of the
Swiss Confederation to the
United States
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. It is located at 2900 Cathedral Avenue,
Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the
Woodley Park
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neighborhood.
The area of the premises of the embassy and ambassador's residence were originally mostly unoccupied with the exception of
Dumbarton House
Dumbarton House is a Federal style house located in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It was completed around 1800. Its first occupant was Joseph Nourse, the first Register of the Treasury. Dumbarton House, a federal period histo ...
and
Woodley Mansion
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. After various ownership transfers between American officials, the Swiss government purchased the land in 1941 for their legation. This was upgraded to an embassy in 1953. A new chancery was built in 1959, while the former chancery, known as Single Oak, become the residence of the ambassador before it was demolished and replaced in 2004 with a new, modernist house meant to conjure the grey-and-white scenery of the Alps. The current ambassador Jacques Pittelou started an ongoing project to revitalize the grounds and restore native plants and wildlife in 2020.
The embassy also operates
Consulates-General in
Atlanta
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,
Chicago
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New York City
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and
San Francisco
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.
The
Swiss Ambassador to the United States
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 Svizze ...
is Jacques Pitteloud.
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 of Switzerland
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References
External links
Official websitewikimapia
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 ...
Washington, D.C.
Switzerland–United States relations
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