Liechtenstein's foreign economic policy has been dominated by its customs union with Switzerland. This union also led to its independent membership in the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) in 1991. Unlike Switzerland however,Liechtenstein is part of the European Economic Area.
Ambassadors of the United States are persons nominated by the president to serve as the country's diplomatic representatives to foreign nations,international organizations,and as ambassadors-at-large. Under Article II,Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution,their appointment must be confirmed by the United States Senate;while an ambassador may be appointed during a recess,they can serve only until the end of the next session of Congress,unless subsequently confirmed.
Hans-Adam II is the Prince of Liechtenstein. He is the son of Prince Franz Joseph II and his wife,Countess Georgina von Wilczek. He also bears the titles Duke of Troppau and Jägerndorf,and Count of Rietberg. Under his reign,a 2003 constitutional referendum expanded the powers of the Prince of Liechtenstein. In 2004,Hans-Adam transferred day-to-day governmental duties to his eldest son Hereditary Prince Alois as regent,like his father had granted him in 1984 to prepare him for the role.
Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein is the fourth child and second and youngest daughter of Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg and Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium. As the sister of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg and the sister-in-law of Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein,she is a princess of two current realms and a member of the Luxembourg and Liechtenstein reigning dynasties.
Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein is a Liechtensteiner lawyer,diplomat and prince. He is a younger brother of the reigning prince of Liechtenstein,Hans-Adam II. He was also the non-resident Ambassador of Liechtenstein to the Holy See.
Succession to the Liechtensteiner throne is governed by the house laws of the Princely Family of Liechtenstein,which stipulate agnatic primogeniture. In 2004,the head of state,Hans-Adam II,publicly responded to criticism from a committee of the UN which had voiced concerns about the exclusion of women from the line of succession,stating that the rule was older than the state itself.
Naela Chohan is a Pakistani ambassador,artist and diplomat. As a seasoned and veteran diplomat,ambassador Chohan has assumed a leadership position in eight different Pakistani diplomatic missions on five different continents. Naela Chohan is a hyperpolyglot with demonstrable fluency in seven Indo-European languages including Persian,French,and Spanish.
Patricia Espinosa Cantellano is a Mexican diplomat who served as the executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change from 2016 to 2022. She was Secretary of Foreign Affairs in the cabinet of President Felipe Calderón;and served as Mexican Ambassador to Austria,Germany,Slovenia and Slovakia. Because of her diplomatic career,she was appointed Ambassador Emeritus of Mexico in 2012.
Monaco and the United States exchanged consular officials soon after the end of the U.S. Civil War. The first consul from Monaco to the US was Louis Borg,who presented his credentials in May 1866.
Mary Jean Thompson is an American honorary consul appointed by the ruling monarch and prime minister of the Principality of Liechtenstein and accredited by the Department of State of the United States of America. She serves the Pacific Northwest from the consulate in Portland,Oregon. She is the fifth consul representing Liechtenstein in the world and the only woman serving in that capacity.
Claudia Turbay Quintero is a Colombian journalist and diplomat. She has served as Ambassador of Colombia to Switzerland,with dual accreditation as Non-Resident Ambassador to Liechtenstein,Ambassador of Colombia to Uruguay with dual accreditation as Permanent Representative of Colombia to the Latin American Integration Association in Montevideo,and had over 27 years of experience working with Proexport,holding various positions including Commercial Director in the Miami offices,and Vice President,eventually being appointed President of the agency in 2002.
Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri is a former assistant secretary-general at the United Nations and the former deputy executive director of UN Women. Prior to her 15-year stint at the United Nations,she served as an Indian diplomat for 28 years. From 1999 until 2002,she was India's Ambassador to Hungary,while also concurrently accredited to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Sahle-Work Zewde is an Ethiopian politician and diplomat who is the president of Ethiopia since 2018,being the first woman to hold the office. She was elected as president unanimously by members of the Federal Parliamentary Assembly on 25 October 2018.
Maria-Pia Ludovika Ulrika Elisabeth Paschaline Katharina Ignazia Lucia Johanna Josefa Kothbauer,Princess of Liechtenstein,is the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Liechtenstein to Austria and the Czech Republic,formerly also to Belgium and the European Union. She also serves as Liechtenstein's Permanent Representative to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and to the United Nations.
Enrique “Ricky”A. Manalo is a Filipino diplomat currently serving as the Secretary of Foreign Affairs under the Marcos Jr. administration since July 1,2022. He previously served in an acting role under the Duterte administration from March 9 to May 17,2017,when Perfecto Yasay Jr.'s ad-interim appointment confirmation was rejected by the Commission on Appointments due to citizenship issues. He also previously served as Philippine Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 2011 to 2016,Undersecretary for Policy of the Department of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2020,and the 21st Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the United Nations from 2020 to 2022.
Kurt Jaeger is a Liechtensteiner diplomat who served as Liechtenstein's ambassador to the United States.
Events in the year 2021 in Liechtenstein.
