This is a list of diplomatic missions of Switzerland.
Switzerland is well known as a protecting power, having used its embassies abroad to represent the interests of states hostile to each other since the Franco-Prussian War. [1] In the Second World War Switzerland served as protecting power for 35 countries on both sides—its embassy in Washington represented Germany, Italy, Japan, and Vichy France. In many post-war conflicts, including in the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Asia, the Middle East, Serbia, and Georgia, Switzerland has provided a continuity of representation after formal relations were severed between belligerents, facilitating the delivery of humanitarian aid and conflict resolution.[ citation needed ]
Since 1919, Switzerland has also represented the Principality of Liechtenstein in those countries wherein Liechtenstein itself does not maintain consular representation. [2] Owing to its size and population, Liechtenstein maintains a very small network of diplomatic missions.
Honorary consulates are excluded from this listing.
| Host country | Host city | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algiers | Embassy | [3] | ||
| Luanda | Embassy | Countries: | [4] [5] | |
| Cotonou | Cooperation office & consular agency [a] | [6] | ||
| Ouagadougou | Cooperation office & consular agency [b] | [7] | ||
| Bujumbura | Cooperation office & consular agency [c] | [8] | ||
| Yaoundé | Embassy | Countries: | [9] [10] | |
| N'Djamena | Cooperation office & consular agency [d] | [11] | ||
| Kinshasa | Embassy | Countries: | [12] [13] [14] | |
| Cairo | Embassy [e] | [15] [1] | ||
| Addis Ababa | Embassy | Countries: International Organizations: | [16] [17] [18] | |
| Accra | Embassy | [19] [6] [20] | ||
| Abidjan | Embassy | Countries: | [21] [7] [22] [23] [24] | |
| Nairobi | Embassy | International Organizations: | [25] [8] [26] [27] | |
| Bamako | Cooperation office & consular agency [f] | [28] | ||
| Antananarivo | Embassy | Countries: | [29] [30] [31] [32] | |
| Rabat | Embassy | [33] | ||
| Maputo | Embassy | [34] | ||
| Niamey | Cooperation office & consular agency [d] | [35] | ||
| Abuja | Embassy | [36] [11] [35] | ||
| Lagos | Consulate-General | [36] | ||
| Kigali | Cooperation office & consular agency [c] | [26] | ||
| Dakar | Embassy | Countries: | [37] [38] [39] [40] [28] | |
| Pretoria | Embassy | [41] [42] [43] [44] [45] [46] | ||
| Cape Town | Consulate-General | [41] | ||
| Juba | Cooperation office & consular agency [g] | [18] | ||
| Khartoum | Embassy | Countries: | [47] | |
| Dar es Salaam | Embassy | Countries: | [48] [49] | |
| Tunis | Embassy | Countries: | [50] [51] | |
| Harare | Embassy | [52] [53] |
| Host country | Host city | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | Embassy | Countries: | [182] [183] [184] [185] [186] | |
| Sydney | Consulate-General | [182] | ||
| Wellington | Embassy | [187] [188] [189] [190] [191] |
| Organization | Host city | Host country | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strasbourg | France | Permanent Representation | [192] | ||
| Brussels | Belgium | Mission | [193] | ||
| | Rome | Italy | Permanent Representation | International Organizations: | [194] |
| Brussels | Belgium | Permanent Representation | [195] | ||
| | Paris | France | Permanent Delegation | [196] | |
| | Vienna | Austria | Delegation | [197] | |
| New York City | United States | Permanent Mission | [198] | ||
| Geneva | Switzerland | Permanent Mission | International Organizations: | [199] | |
| Vienna | Austria | Permanent Mission | International Organizations: | [197] | |
| Paris | France | Permanent Delegation | [200] | ||
| Geneva | Switzerland | Permanent Mission | International Organizations: | [201] |
| Host country | Host city | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conakry | Embassy | 1992 | [22] | |
| Tripoli | Embassy | 2014 | [51] | |
| Monrovia | Embassy | 1992 | [23] | |
| Cooperation office & consular agency | 2016 | [23] | ||
| Tangier | Consulate | 1968 | [33] | |
| Windhoek | Consulate-General | 1996 | [46] |
| Host country | Host city | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Salvador | Embassy | 1979 | [62] | |
| Asunción | Embassy | 2016 | [81] | |
| Houston | Consulate-General | 2006 | [202] [203] | |
| Los Angeles | Consulate-General | 2018 | [204] |
| Host country | Host city | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kabul | Cooperation office & consular agency | 2021 | [205] | |
| Ulaanbaatar | Cooperation office & consular agency | 2024 | [97] | |
| Karachi | Consulate-General | 2018 | [206] | |
| Damascus | Embassy | 2012 | [115] |
| Host country | Host city | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bordeaux | Consulate-General | 2008 | [207] [208] | |
| Dijon | Consulate | 1995 | [209] | |
| Hamburg | Consulate-General | 2009 | [210] | |
| Genoa | Consulate-General | 2011 | [211] | |
| Naples | Consulate-General | 2007 | [207] [212] | |
| Amsterdam | Consulate-General | 2005 | [203] [213] | |
| Málaga | Consulate | 1998 | [214] | |
| Las Palmas de Gran Canaria | Consulate | 2012 | [203] | |
| Edinburgh | Consulate-General | 2011 | [215] |