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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

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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

## See also

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* Foreign relations of Switzerland
* List of diplomatic missions of Switzerland
* List of diplomatic missions in Switzerland

## 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.

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