List of ambassadors of Switzerland to China

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Ambassador of Switzerland to China
Incumbent
Jürg Burri
since September 2022
Inaugural holder Henry de Torrenté
Formation1945
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The Swiss ambassador in Beijing is the official representative of the Government in Bern to the Government of China.

List of representatives

Diplomatic agrément/Diplomatic accreditation Ambassador lifetimeObservations Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland List of members of the Swiss Federal Council Prime Minister of China Term end
1945 Henry de Torrenté (1893–1962)Minister Henry de Torrenté in the Dodis database of the Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland Eduard von Steiger 1948
1948 Charles von Jenner (1886–1970) Charles von Jenner in the Dodis database of the Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland Enrico Celio 1949
1949 Jean-Pierre Jéquier (1919–2010) Chargé d'affaires Jean-Pierre Jéquier in the Dodis database of the Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland Ernst Nobs 1949
May 1950 Sven Stiner (1910–1968) Chargé d'affaires Sven Stiner in the Dodis database of the Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland Max Petitpierre Zhou Enlai November 1950
September 14, 1950The governments in Beijing and Bern established diplomatic relations. [1] Max Petitpierre Zhou Enlai
November 1950 Clemente Rezzonico (1897–1976) Clemente Rezzonico in the Dodis database of the Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland Max Petitpierre Zhou Enlai July 1954
September 7, 1954 Fernand Bernoulli (1905–1979) Fernand Bernoulli in the Dodis database of the Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland Rodolphe Rubattel Zhou Enlai April 12, 1957
April 12, 1957 Ambassador Hans Streuli Zhou Enlai December 8, 1958
May 1959 René Naville (1905–1978) René Naville in the Dodis database of the Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland Paul Chaudet Zhou Enlai 1962
April 1963 Hans Keller (diplomat)  [ de ](1908–1999) Hans Keller in the Dodis database of the Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland Willy Spühler Zhou Enlai 1966
March 1967 Oscar Rossetti (1912–1996) Oscar Rossetti in the Dodis database of the Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland Roger Bonvin Zhou Enlai February 1972
April 1972 Albert Natural (1918–2002) Albert Natural in the Dodis database of the Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland Nello Celio Zhou Enlai 1975
September 1975 Heinz Langenbacher (1919–2013) Heinz Langenbacher in the Dodis database of the Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland Pierre Graber Zhou Enlai March 1977
May 1977 Werner Sigg (1917–1989)May 1975 Werner Sigg, Switzerland A Li Yunchuan Li Yun-chuan B (Sigg left his post, Aug 82) [2] Werner Sigg in the Dodis database of the Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland Kurt Furgler Hua Guofeng August 1982
November 1982 Hansjakob Müller (1921–2001) (1921–2001) [3] Hansjakob Müller in the Dodis database of the Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland Fritz Honegger Zhao Ziyang September 1986
September 1986 Fritz Bohnert (1928–1988) Fritz Bohnert in the Dodis database of the Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland Alphons Egli Zhao Ziyang 1988
April 1988 Erwin Schurtenberger (1940–) Erwin Schurtenberger in the Dodis database of the Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland Otto Stich Li Peng March 1995
April 8, 1995 Uli Sigg (1946–) [4] Uli Sigg in the Dodis database of the Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland Kaspar Villiger Li Peng 1999
February 5, 1999 Dominique Dreyer (1945–) Dominique Dreyer in the Dodis database of the Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland Ruth Dreifuss Zhu Rongji 2004
November 2004 Dante Martinelli (1946–) Dante Martinelli in the Dodis database of the Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland Joseph Deiss Wen Jiabao 2008
2008 Blaise Godet (1947–) Blaise Godet in the Dodis database of the Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland Pascal Couchepin Wen Jiabao 2012
2012 Jacques de Watteville  [ de ](1951–) Jacques de Watteville in the Dodis database of the Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf Wen Jiabao 2013
March 14, 2014 Jean-Jacques de Dardel (1954–) Jean-Jacques de Dardel in the Dodis database of the Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland Didier Burkhalter Li Keqiang February 2019
March 11, 2019 Bernardino Regazzoni (1957–) Bernardino Regazzoni in the Dodis database of the Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland Ueli Maurer Li Keqiang July 2022
September 2022 Jürg Burri (1965–) Jürg Burri in the Dodis database of the Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland Ignazio Cassis Li Keqiang

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The Chinese Lives of Uli Sigg is a documentary by the filmmaker Michael Schindhelm, released in 2016. At its opening in 2019, the M+ museum for visual culture in Hong Kong will present 1500 art works by contemporary Chinese Artist to the public. The collection is credited the most important of its kind worldwide. The documentary The Chinese Lives of Uli Sigg portrays Uli Sigg's involvement in one of the first economic projects that introduced China's opening toward the West and his following support of the Chinese art scene. His work as an art collector recently led to the donation of his collection to the M+ museum.

References

  1. ↑ Bartke, Wolfgang (1981). The Diplomatic Service of the People's Republic of China as of June 1981 (With Biographies). Instituts für Asienkunde. ISBN   9783921469781.
  2. ↑ Uli Sigg
  3. ↑ Hans Müller
  4. ↑ Uli Sigg
  5. ↑ Ambassade de Suisse à Pékin in the Dodis database of the Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland
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