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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
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).
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
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 ...
A Swiss passport. Visa requirements for Swiss citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Switzerland.. As of July 2024, Swiss citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 190 countries and territories, ranking the Swiss passport 4th, tied with passport from Belgium, Denmark, New Zealand, Norway and United Kingdom in the world ...
The All Afghan Women's Summit is held in Tirana, during which more than 130 Afghan women gather to protest the crackdown on women's rights in Afghanistan by the Taliban. [13] 22 September – Prime minister Edi Rama announces plans to create a new sovereign European microstate, the Sovereign State of the Bektashi Order, enclaved within Tirana. [14]
Embassy 2021 [17] Paraguay: Embassy 2024 [18] Basel France: Consulate-General 1996 [19] Geneva Belgium: Consulate-General 2015 [20] Lithuania: Consulate 2023 [citation needed] United Kingdom: Consulate-General 2010 [21] Lausanne Germany: Consulate-General 2005 [22] Italy: Consulate-General 2011 [23] [24] Neuchâtel Italy: Consular agency 2013 ...