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The diplomatic mission of the United States was established in April 1853 as a legation, and was elevated to an embassy in 1953. [1] Within the Embassy, several U.S. agencies are represented, including the Department of State, Department of Defense, Department of Commerce, and Department of Justice. The mission aims to foster strong bilateral ...
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).
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.
U.S. Department of State Facilities and Areas of Jurisdictions. The United States has the second largest number of active diplomatic posts of any country in the world after the People's Republic of China, [1] including 271 bilateral posts (embassies and consulates) in 173 countries, as well as 11 permanent missions to international organizations and seven other posts (as of November 2023 [2]).
Deputy United States Trade Representative (Asia, Africa, Investment, Services, Textiles, and Industrial Competitiveness) Vacant since January 29, 2024 (N/A) Deputy United States Trade Representative (Geneva Office) Maria Pagan: PA March 10, 2022 Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Office of the United States Trade Representative Doug McKalip: PA
LeVine was sworn in as the United States Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein on May 30, 2014, and took up her position in Bern on June 2, 2014. [5] LeVine took her oath of office while placing a hand on a Kindle containing the U.S. Constitution and, thereby, became the first U.S. official to be sworn in on an e-reader.
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.
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 ...