List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Switzerland

The ambassador of the United Kingdom to Switzerland is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative to the Swiss Confederation, and head of the UK's diplomatic mission in Switzerland. The formal title of the post is His [Britannic] Majesty's Ambassador to the Swiss Confederation but it is usually called, even officially, simply His [Britannic] Majesty's Ambassador to Switzerland.

The British ambassador to Switzerland is also non-resident ambassador to the Principality of Liechtenstein.

List of heads of mission

Envoys extraordinary 1689–1692: Thomas CoxeD. B. Horn, British Diplomatic Representatives 1689–1789 (Camden 3rd Ser. XLVI, 1932). 1689–1702: Philibert de Hervart, baron van Hüningen (to the Republic of Geneva only 1689–1692) 1702–1705: William Aglionby extraordinary envoy 1705–1714: Abraham Stanyan (also to the Grisons 1707–1714) 1710 and 1715–1717: James Dayrolle Resident at Geneva 1716–1722: Francis Manning (also Secretary to the Grisons at Coire 1709–1713)

Ministers plenipotentiary to the Swiss Cantons 1717–1762: Armand Louis de St. George, Comte de Marsay Minster at Geneva 1717-34; Minister Resident to the Helvetic Republic and the Grisons Leagues 1734–1739; Minster at Geneva 1739–1762 1738–1743: Sir Luke Schaub (a diplomat) 1743–1749: John Burnaby Minister 1743–1750: Jerome de Salis Envoy Extraordinary to the Grisons Leagues 1750–1762: Arthur Villettes MinisterThe National Archives, Class SP96J. Haydn, Book of Dignities (1851), 84. 1762–1765: Robert Colebrooke Minister 1763–1765: James, Count of Pictet Minister to the Republic of Geneva 1765–1783: William Norton (but absent 1769–1776) 1769–1776: Jean Gabriel Catt Chargé d'Affaires 1772–1774: Isaac Pictet Chargé d'Affaires at Geneva 1777–1792: Louis Braun Chargé d'Affaires 1792–1795: Lord Robert Stephen FitzGerald 1795–1797: William Wickham also Special Mission 1794–1795S. T. Bindoff, E. F. Malcolm Smith and C. K. Webster, British Diplomatic Representatives 1789–1852 (Camden 3rd Series, 50, 1934). 1797: James Talbot Chargé d'Affaires 1797–1814: No diplomatic relations

Envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipotentiary to the Confederated Swiss Cantons 1814–1820: Stratford Canning 1820–1822: William Cromwell Disbrowe Chargé d'Affaires 1822–1823: Henry Watkin Williams-Wynn

Ministers plenipotentiary to the Confederated States of the Swiss Cantons 1823–1825: Charles Richard Vaughan 1825–1832: Hon. Algernon Percy 1832–1847: David Richard Morier 1847: Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 2nd Earl of Minto Special Mission 1847–1848: Sir Stratford CanningSpecial Mission 1848–1849: Henry Wellesley, 1st Baron Cowley

Swiss Confederation Ministers plenipotentiary 1849–1851: Sir Edmund Lyons, 1st Bt 1851–1852: Arthur Charles Magenis 1852–1853: Andrew Buchanan 1853–1854: Hon. Charles Murray 1854–1858: George John Robert Gordon 1858–1867: Hon. Edward Harris

Envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipotentiary 1867–1868: John Lumley-Savile 1868–1874: Alfred Guthrie Graham Bonar

Resident ministers 1874–1878: Edwin Corbett 1878–1879: Sir Horace Rumbold, 8th Bt 1879–1881: Hon. Hussey Crespigny Vivian

Envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipotentiary Mar – Jul 1881: Hon. Hussey Vivian 1881–1888: Francis Adams 1888–1893: Charles Scott 1893–1901: Frederick St John 1901–1905: Sir Conyngham Greene 1905–1909: Sir George Bonham, 2nd Baronet 1909–1911: Henry Bax-Ironside 1911–1913: Esme Howard 1913–1916: Evelyn Grant Duff 1916–1919: Sir Horace Rumbold, 9th Baronet 1919–1922: Hon. Odo Russell 1922–1924: Sir Milne Cheetham 1924–1928: Rowland Sperling 1928–1931: Sir Claud Russell 1931–1935: Sir Howard Kennard 1935–1940: Sir George Warner 1940–1942: David Kelly 1942–1946: Sir Clifford Norton 1946–1950: Thomas Snow 1950–1953: Sir Patrick Scrivener

Ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary May–Dec 1953: Sir Patrick Scrivener 1953–1958: Sir Lionel Lamb 1958–1960: Sir William Montagu-Pollock 1960–1964: Sir Paul Grey 1964–1968: Sir Robert Isaacson 1968–1970: Henry Hohler 1970–1973: Eric Midgley 1973–1976: Sir John Wraight 1976–1980: Sir Alan Rothnie 1980–1982: Sir Sydney Giffard 1982–1984: John Powell-Jones 1984–1988: John Rich 1988–1992: Christopher Long 1992–1997: David Beattie 1997–2001: Christopher Hulse 2001–2004: Basil Eastwood 2004–2008: Simon Featherstone 2008-2008: John Nichols 2009–2013: Sarah Gillett 2014–2017: David Moran 2017–2023: Jane Owen 2023–2026: James Squire

2026-: Olivia Ricketts

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