List of ambassadors to Switzerland

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This is a list of ambassadors to Switzerland. Note that some ambassadors are responsible for more than one country while others are directly accredited to Bern.

Sending country Presentation of Credentials Location of resident embassy Ambassador
 Afghanistan 01.04.2019 Geneva, Switzerland Nasir Andisha[1]
Albania June 2023 Bern, Switzerland Mustafa Nano
Algeria 30.03.2021 Bern, Switzerland Salah Lebdioui[2]
Andorra 10.01.2012 Andorra la Vella, Andorra Enric Tarrado Vives
Angola 27.10.2011 Bern, Switzerland Osvaldo dos Santos Varela
Argentina ? Bern, Switzerland Alberto Pedro D'Alotto
Armenia 07.06.2019 Geneva, Switzerland Andranik Hovhannisyan
Australia 24.11.2009 Berlin, Germany Peter Martin Tesch
Austria 01.09.2016 Bern, Switzerland Ursula Plassnik
Azerbaijan 10.10.2017 Bern, Switzerland Hanum Ibrahimova
Bahrain 10.03.2009 Paris, France Nasser Mohamed Yusuf Albalooshi
Bangladesh 11.01.2011 Geneva, Switzerland Abdul Hannan
Belarus 2016 Bern, Switzerland Pavel Matsukevich
(Chargé d’Affaires a.i.)
Belgium 02.09.2014 Bern, Switzerland Frank Recker
Benin 20.04.2010 Geneva, Switzerland Séraphin Lissassi
Bhutan 04.06.2012 Geneva, Switzerland Choda Tenzin
(Chargé d’Affaires a.i.)
Bolivia 20.08.2011 Berlin, Germany Alfredo Benjamin Candia Torrico
Bosnia and Herzegovina 01.03.2012 Bern, Switzerland Dragana Kremenovic-Kusmuk
Botswana 27.03.2012 Geneva, Switzerland Mothusi Bruce Rabasha Palai
Brazil 27.03.2012 Bern, Switzerland Igor Kipman
Brunei Darussalam 29.06.2010 Berlin, Germany Dato Mohammad Yusof Abu Bakar
Bulgaria 26.06.2012 Bern, Switzerland Meglena Ivanova Plugtschieva-Alexandrova
Burkina Faso 11.11.2001 Geneva, Switzerland Prosper Vokouma
Burundi 05.05.2011 Geneva, Switzerland Pierre Claver Ndayiragije
Cambodia 01.07.2008 Geneva, Switzerland Sun Suon
Cameroon 29.05.2008 Bern, Switzerland Léonard Henri Bindzi
Canada Bern, Switzerland
Cape Verde 11.01.2011 Geneva, Switzerland José Luis Barbosa Leao Monteiro
Central African Republic 07.05.2009 Geneva, Switzerland Léopold Samba
Chad 09.09.2005 Geneva, Switzerland Malloum Bamanga Abbas
China 16.09.2010 Bern, Switzerland Wu Ken
Colombia 12.01.2016 Bern, Switzerland Julian Jaramillo Escobar
Comoros 29.04.2008 Paris, France Soulaïmana Mohamed
Congo 24.11.2009 Geneva, Switzerland Luc-Joseph Okio
Costa Rica 26.06.2012 Bern, Switzerland Isabel Violeta Montero de la Camara
Côte d'Ivoire 27.10.2011 Bern, Switzerland Kouadio Adjoumani
Croatia 25.10.2007 Bern, Switzerland Jaksa Muljacić
Cuba 30.03.2021 Bern, Switzerland Adela Mayra Ruiz Garcia[2]
Cyprus 19.04.2007 Brussels, Belgium Athena Droushiotis-Mavronicola
Czech Republic Bern, Switzerland
Democratic Republic of Congo 26.11.2009 Bern, Switzerland Sébastien Mutomb Mujing
Denmark Switzerland Susanne Christina Hyldeland[2]
Djibouti 30.11.2006 Geneva, Switzerland Mohamed Siad Doualeh
Dominica 15.10.2009 Bern, Switzerland Teresita Migdalia Torres Garcia
Dominican Republic 30.03.2021 Bern, Switzerland Jose Sanchez Fung[2]
Ecuador 02.09.2014 Bern, Switzerland Gonzalo Salvador Holguin
Egypt 20.10.2016 Bern, Switzerland Hisham Seifeldin
El Salvador 03.10.2007 Geneva, Switzerland Byron Fernando Larios Lopez
Equatorial Guinea 03.10.2007 Paris, France Federico Edjo Ovono Eyang
Eritrea 15.01.2004 Geneva, Switzerland Bereket Woldeyohannes
(Chargé d’Affaires a.i.)
Estonia 11.01.2011 Tallinn, Estonia Katrin Saarsalu-Layachi
Ethiopia 23.06.2011 Geneva, Switzerland Minelik Alemu Getahun
European Union September 2016 Bern, Switzerland Michael Matthiessen
Finland 08.09.2009 Bern, Switzerland Alpo Matti Ilmari Rusi
France 20.10.2016 Bern, Switzerland Anne Paugam
Gabon 26.06.2012 Paris, France Germain Ngoyo Moussavou
Gambia 18.02.2012 Paris, France Saikou Jaiteh
(Chargé d’Affaires a.i.)
Georgia 01.09.2020 Bern, Switzerland Revaz Lominadze
Germany 08.09.2011 Bern, Switzerland Klaus-Peter Gottwald
Ghana 04.12.2008 Bern, Switzerland Ellen Serwaa Nee-Whang
Greece 15.10.2009 Bern, Switzerland John Mourikis
Grenada Brussels, Belgium vacant
Guatemala 28.06.2005 Paris, France Anaisabel Prera Flores
Guinea 15.01.2008 Geneva, Switzerland Mohamed Camara
Guinea-Bissau 08.12.2011 Brussels, Belgium Alfredo Lopes Cabral
Haiti Paris, France vacant
Honduras Paris, France vacant
Holy See 08.09.2011 Bern, Switzerland Diego Causero
Hungary 30.3.2021 Bern, Switzerland Jozsef Czukor[2]
Iceland 23.06.2011 Brussels, Belgium Thorir Ibsen
India 20.10.2017 Bern, Switzerland Sibi George
Indonesia 20.04.2010 Bern, Switzerland Djoko Susilo
Iraq 29.06.2010 Bern, Switzerland Pirot Ahmed Ibrahim Ibrahim
Iran 20.04.2010 Bern, Switzerland Alireza Salari Sharifabad
Ireland 16.09.2010 Bern, Switzerland Martin Burke
Israel 13.12.2011 Bern, Switzerland Shalom Cohen
(Chargé d’Affaires a.i.)
Italy 11.01.2007 Bern, Switzerland Giuseppe Deodato
Jamaica 23.06.2011 Geneva, Switzerland Wayne St John McCook
Japan 08.12.2011 Bern, Switzerland Kazuyoshi Umemoto
Jordan 18.3.2014 Bern, Switzerland Amjad Jamil Al Qhaiwi
Kazakhstan 23.11.2022 Bern, Switzerland Kairat Sarzhanov
Kenya 09.09.2009 London, UK Addison Kutondo Chebukaka
(Chargé d’Affaires a.i.)
Kyrgyzstan 11.01.2011 Geneva, Switzerland Gulnara Iskakova
Kosovo 15.10.2009 Bern, Switzerland Naim Malaj
Kuwait 03.10.2007 Bern, Switzerland Suhail Khalil Yousef Shuhaiber
Laos 07.05.2009 Geneva, Switzerland Yong Chanthalangsy
Latvia 24.11.2009 Vienna, Austria Indulis Berzins
Lebanon 01.07.2008 Bern, Switzerland Hussein Rammal
Lesotho 11.04.2008 Geneva, Switzerland Anthony Mothae Maruping
Liberia 28.06.2005 Paris, France Dudley McKinley Thomas
Libya 29.09.2011 Bern, Switzerland Sliman Bouchuiguir
Liechtenstein 26.03.2013[3] Bern, Switzerland Doris Frick
Lithuania 26.06.2012 Bern, Switzerland Jonas Rudalevicius
Luxembourg 03.10.2007 Bern, Switzerland Gérard Léon Pierre Philipps
Macedonia 12.01.2010 Bern, Switzerland Ramadan Nazifi
Madagascar 05.05.2012 Geneva, Switzerland Solofo Andrianjatovo Razafitrimo
(Chargé d’Affaires a.i.)
Malaysia 2017 Bern, Switzerland Sharrina Abdullah
Malawi 14.10.2008 Brussels, Belgium Brave Rona Ndisale
Maldives 16.11.2010 Geneva, Switzerland Iruthisham Adam
Mali 19.10.2006 Geneva, Switzerland Sidiki Lamine Sow
Malta 01.07.2008 La Valette, Malta Leslie Agius
Mauritania 16.11.2010 Geneva, Switzerland Cheikh Ahmed Ould Zahave
Mauritius Paris, France vacant
Mexico 03.10.2007 Bern, Switzerland Luciano Joublanc Montano
Moldova 27.03.2012 Geneva, Switzerland Victor Moraru
Monaco 11.01.2007 Bern, Switzerland Robert Fillon
Mongolia 24.11.2009 Berlin, Germany Orgil Luvsantseren
Montenegro 11.01.2011 Geneva, Switzerland Ljubisa Perović
Morocco 10.03.2009 Bern, Switzerland Mohammed Said Benryane
Mozambique 19.10.2006 Geneva, Switzerland Frances Victoria Velho Rodrigues
Myanmar 26.06.2012 Paris, France
Namibia 19.04.2007 Brussels, Belgium Hanno Rumpf
  Nepal 16.02.2012 Geneva, Switzerland Bhrigu Dhungana
Netherlands 25.08.2015 Bern, Switzerland Anne Elisabeth Luwema
New Zealand 11.01.2011 Berlin, Germany Peter Howard Rider
Nicaragua 16.11.2010 Geneva, Switzerland Carlos Robelo Raffone
Niger 11.04.2008 Geneva, Switzerland Adani Illo
Nigeria 21.11.2017 Bern, Switzerland Baba Madugu
North Korea 20.04.2010 Bern, Switzerland So Se Pyong
Norway 04.12.2008 Bern, Switzerland Rolf Trolle Andersen
Oman 13.06.2012 Berlin, Switzerland Mohammed Salim Mabakhut Jadad Al Kathiri
(Chargé d’Affaires a.i.)
Pakistan 27.10.2011 Bern, Switzerland Bhounr Muhammad Saleem
Palestine Ibrahim Khraishi
(General Delegate)
Panama 23.06.2011 Paris, France Henry Joseph Faarup Mauad
Paraguay 12.01.2010 Bern, Switzerland Rodolfo Luis Gonzalez Garabelli
Peru 03.09.2013 Bern, Switzerland Luis Juan Chuquihuara Chil
Philippines 08.09.2011 Bern, Switzerland Leslie Baja
Poland 01.07.2008 Bern, Switzerland Jarosław Robert Starzyk
Portugal 26.06.2012 Bern, Switzerland João Nugent Ramos Pinto
Qatar 15.01.2004 Paris, France Mohamed Jaham Abduaziz Alkuwari
Romania 29.09.2011 Bern, Switzerland Anca Elena Opris
Russia 27.03.2012 Bern, Switzerland Alexander Golovin
Rwanda 29.09.2011 Geneva, Switzerland Soline Nyirahabimana
Samoa 31.01.2012 Brussels, Belgium Amorette Faalupega Posini
(Chargé d’Affaires a.i.)
San Marino 15.01.2008 City of San Marino, San Marino Giuseppe Arzilli
Saudi Arabia 13.01.2009 Bern, Switzerland Hazem M. S. Karakotly
Senegal 27.03.2012 Geneva, Switzerland Fodé Seck
Serbia 07.05.2009 Bern, Switzerland Milan Protić
Seychelles 13.01.2009 Paris, France Claude Sylvestre Anthony Morel
Sierra Leone 29.06.2010 Berlin, Germany Jongopie Siaka Stevens
Singapore 15.01.2004 Singapore, Singapore Hwang Michael
Slovakia 29.06.2010 Bern, Switzerland Jan Foltin
Slovenia 30.06.2009 Bern, Switzerland Bojan Grobovsek
South Africa 07.05.2009 Bern, Switzerland George Henry Johannes
South Korea 16.01.2018 Bern, Switzerland Kwon Haeryong
Sovereign Military Order of Malta 03.10.2003 Vienna, Austria Maximilian Turnauer
Spain 20.06.2017 Bern, Switzerland Aurora Díaz-Rato Revuelta
Sri Lanka 10.01.2012 Berlin, Germany Upali Sarrath Kongahage
Sudan 10.01.2012 Geneva, Switzerland Abdelrahman Mohamed Abdalla Dhirar
Swaziland 01.07.2010 Brussels, Belgium Siphelele Welcome Dludlu
Sweden 19.10.2006 Bern, Switzerland Per Anders Thöresson
Syria 24.11.2009 Paris, France Lamia Chakkour
Tajikistan 07.04.2011 Geneva, Switzerland Salokhiddin Nasriddinov
Tanzania 07.04.2011 Berlin, Germany Ahmada Rweyemamu Ngemera
Thailand 05.05.2011 Germany, Switzerland Arbhorn Manasvanich
Timor-Leste 07.05.2009 Geneva, Switzerland Joaquim Antonio Maria Lopes da Fonseca
Togo 26.06.2012 Geneva, Switzerland Nakpa Polo
Tonga 01.07.2008 London, UK Sione Ngongo Kioa
Trinidad and Tobago 27.10.2011 Brussels, Belgium Margaret King-Rousseau
Tunisia 29.09.2011 Bern, Switzerland Hafedh Bejar
Turkey 30.03.2021 Bern, Switzerland Emine Ece Ozbayoglu Acarso[2]
Turkmenistan 11.04.2011 Geneva, Switzerland Esen Aydogdyev
Uganda 08.09.2009 Geneva, Switzerland Maurice Kiwanuka Kagimu
Ukraine 29.05.2008 Bern, Switzerland Ihor Dir
United Arab Emirates 30.03.2021 Bern, Switzerland Hissa Abdulla Ahmed Al Otaiba[2]
United Kingdom 16.01.2018 Bern, Switzerland Jane Owen
United States 11.01.2022 Bern, Switzerland Scott Miller
Uruguay 24.11.2009 Bern, Switzerland Luis Ricardo Nario Fagundez
Uzbekistan 23.06.2011 Berlin, Germany Dilshod Akhatov
Venezuela 15.10.2009 Bern, Switzerland César Osvelio Mendez Gonzalez
Vietnam 18.05.2012 Bern, Switzerland Pham Hoang Kim
(Chargé d’Affaires a.i.)
Yemen 11.04.2008 Geneva, Switzerland Ibrahim Saied Mohamed Aladoofi
Zambia 25.04.2012 Paris, France Hendrix Kapaipi
(Chargé d’Affaires a.i.)
Zimbabwe 07.04.2011 Berlin, Germany Hebson Hazvina Mudadirwa Makuvise

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References

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  1. ^ "NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF AFGHANISTAN PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA". United Nations in Geneva. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Presentation of credentials". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  3. ^ "Doris Frick als neue Botschafterin in Bern vorgestellt". Liechtensteiner Volksblatt (in German). 25 March 2013. Archived from the original on January 25, 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2024.