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The Embassy of Switzerland in Washington, D.C. (German: Schweizerische Botschaft in den Vereinigten Staaten, French: Ambassade de Suisse aux Etats-Unis d’Amérique, Italian: Ambasciata di Svizzera negli Stati Uniti d’America) is the diplomatic mission of the Swiss Confederation to the United States.
Swiss Re office in London, UK. Its London office is located in the 30 St Mary Axe tower, which opened on 25 May 2004. The landmark London skyscraper, designed by architect Norman Foster and popularly known as "the gherkin", was sold in February 2007 for over £600 million to IVG Immobilien AG of Germany and the Evans Randall property investment firm.
The Gherkin, officially 30 St Mary Axe and previously known as the Swiss Re Building, is a commercial skyscraper in London's primary financial district, the City of London. It was completed in December 2003 and opened in April 2004. [ 10 ]
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Countries hosting a Swiss diplomatic mission. 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]
This article lists diplomatic missions resident in the Swiss Confederation and that are accredited to Switzerland. At present, the capital city of Bern hosts 89 embassies, while Geneva, which hosts the headquarters of the United Nations in Europe, hosts 53 missions, which are accredited to Switzerland as embassies.
Although the decision was protested by the Swiss Club of Chicago, who petitioned for the consulate to stay open, [5] and debates were held in the Swiss Parliament to re-evaluate the cutbacks in general, [6] the shutdown was ultimately approved, with Parliament deciding that an honorary consulate would be set up in its place. [7]
Swiss Life: Financials Life insurance Zürich: 1857 Life insurance P A Swiss National Bank: Financials Banks Bern: 1906 Central bank S A Swiss Post: Industrials Delivery services Bern: 1849 Postal services S A Swiss Private Aviation: Consumer services Airlines Kloten: 1984 Aviation services, part of Swiss International Air Lines: P D Swiss Re ...