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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 ]
At present, the capital city of Tirana hosts 43 embassies and a Delegation of the European Commission. Several other countries have ambassadors accredited to Albania, with most being resident in Athens or Rome. Honorary consulates and trade missions are omitted from this listing. Map of diplomatic missions in Albania
Switzerland has an embassy in Abu Dhabi and a consulate-general in Dubai. Vietnam: 11 October 1971: Both countries established diplomatic relations on 11 October 1971. Both countries are full members of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie. Switzerland has an embassy in Hanoi and a consulate-general in Ho Chi Minh City.
The Embassy of the United States on Sulgeneckstrasse 193 in Bern, Switzerland (2010). U.S. ambassadors are nominated by the President and confirmed by the U.S. Senate . [ 5 ] The position of ambassador to Switzerland is generally held by a political appointee rather than a career Foreign Service Officer (FSO).
The Ambassador of Switzerland to the United States of America (French: Ambassadeur de Suisse auprès des États-Unis d'Amérique, German: Botschafter der Schweiz in die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika, Italian: Ambasciatore della Svizzera agli Stati Uniti d'America, Romansh: Ambasciatore da Svizra a las Stadis Unids da l’America) is the representative of the government of Switzerland in ...
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) [a] is an office-level agency in the federal administration of Switzerland, and a part of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. Together with other federal offices, SDC is responsible for overall coordination of Swiss international development activities and cooperation with Eastern ...
After a 52-year break, diplomatic relations between the United States and Albania were re-established on March 15, 1991. The U.S. Embassy in Tirana opened October 1, 1991. Christopher Hill as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim until Ryerson presented his credentials on December 21, 1991. [3]
Embassy Tirana was opened October 1, 1991, with Christopher R. Hill as Chargé d’Affaires ad interim. The previous legation was raised to embassy status, and the envoys would henceforth have the rank of Ambassador. 6 William Edwin Ryerson – Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary December 2, 1991 December 21, 1991