List of diplomatic missions in Switzerland

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This article lists diplomatic missions resident in the 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 Nations in Europe, hosts 53 missions, which are accredited to Switzerland as embassies. Several other countries have ambassadors accredited to Switzerland, with most being resident in Berlin, Brussels or Paris. [1]

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Diplomatic missions in Switzerland
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Switzerland
Countries with embassies in Bern
Missions to the UN with accreditation to Switzerland
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Diplomatic missions in Switzerland
  Switzerland
  Countries with embassies in Bern
  Missions to the UN with accreditation to Switzerland
  Countries with only consulates-general in Switzerland

Embassies

Bern

Geneva

(Missions to the United Nations accredited to Switzerland)

Representative offices

Consulates-General and Consulates

Basel

Geneva

Lugano

Sion

Zürich

Accredited embassies

Closed missions

Host citySending countryMission levelYear closedRef.
Bern Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Embassy2014 [18]
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala EmbassyUnknown [19]
Basel Flag of France.svg  France Consulate-General1996 [20]
Geneva Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Consulate-General2015 [21]
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Consulate2023[ citation needed ]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Consulate-General2010 [22]
Lausanne Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Consulate-General2011 [23] [24]
Neuchâtel Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Consular agency2013 [25]
St. Gallen Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Consulate2014 [25] [26]
Sion Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Consular agency2013 [25]
Zürich Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Consulate-General2011 [27]
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Consulate-General2023 [28]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Consulate-General1998 [29]
Wettingen Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Consular agency2013 [25]

See also

Notes

    References

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