The Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to Switzerland is the Republic of Austria's foremost diplomatic representative in Switzerland. As head of Austria's diplomatic mission there, the ambassador is the official representative of the president and government of Austria to the President and the Federal Council of Switzerland. The position has the rank and status of an Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary and the embassy is located in Bern.
History As of 2024, around 67,000 Austrians live in Switzerland, making it the second most popular place of residence for Austrians living abroad worldwide. The Embassy in Bern is located at Kirchenfeldstraße 77/79, CH-3000 Bern 6.
Heads of mission
Habsburg ambassadors (until 1804)
1687: Establishment of diplomatic relations
... 1692–1700: Franz Michael Neveu von Windschläg Peter Bührer: Der Kreuzkrieg in St. Gallen 1697/98 Tschudy, St. Gallen 1951, S. 125, 1701–1715: Franz Ehrenreich von Trauttmannsdorff 1715–1727: Franz Josef von Hermann (Charge d'Affaires) 1727–1732: Paul Nikolaus Dominik von Reichenstein 1732–1733: Franz Josef von Hermann (Charge d'Affaires) 1733–1746: Giovanni di Prié 1746–1767: Karl Marschall von Bieberstein 1767–1784: Clemens August Theodor Josef von Nagel zur Loburg 1784–1784: Franz H. (Charge d'Affaires) 1784–1791: Emanuel von Tassara 1791–1793: Hermann von Greiffenegg (Charge d'Affaires) 1793–1794: Johann Rudolf von Buol-Schauenstein 1794–1794: Franz von Tassara (Charge d'Affaires) 1794–1797: Siegmund von Degelmann 1797–1798: Hermann von Greiffenegg (Charge d'Affaires) 1798–1799: Josef von Steinherr (Charge d'Affaires) 1799–1803: unoccupied
Austrian ambassadors
1803–1806: Heinrich von Crumpipen 1806–1825: Franz Alban von Schraut 1825–1826: Josef Kalasanz von Erberg (Charge d'Affaires) 1826–1837: Franz Binder von Krieglstein 1837–1843: Louis Philippe de Bombelles 1843–1846: Eugen von Philippsberg (Charge d'Affaires) 1846–1849: Maximilian von Kaisersfeld 1849–1852: Ludwig von Thom 1852–1854: Ladislaus von Karnicki (Charge d'Affaires) 1854–1856: Alois Kübeck von Kübau 1856–1867: Ferdinand von Mensshengen
Austro-Hungarian ambassadors 1867–1868: Nikolaus von Pottenburg (Charge d'Affaires) 1868–1887: Moritz von Ottenfels-Gschwind 1887–1887: Otto zu Brandis (Charge d'Affaires) 1887–1888: Konstantin von Trauttenberg 1888–1895: Aloys von Seiller 1895–1903: Karl von Kuefstein 1903–1909: Karl von Heidler von Egeregg und Syrgenstein 1909–1917: Maximilian von Gagern 1917–1918: Alexander Musulin von Gomirje
Austrian ambassadors (since 1919)
... 1933–1935: Heinrich Schmid
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1938–1955: Interruption of relations
1956–1958: Johannes Coreth 1958–1961: Karl Gruber 1961–1967: Johann Georg Tursky 1967–1972: Erich Bielka 1972–1975: 1975–1981: Hans Thalberg ... 1993–1998: Markus Lutterotti 1998–2001: Anton Prohaska 2002–2005: Karl Vetter von der Lilie 2005–2007: Aurel Saupe 2007–2011: Hans Peter Manz 2011–2015: Jürgen Meindl 2016–2021: Ursula Plassnik 2021–Present: Maria Rotheiser-Scotti
See also Foreign relations of Austria Foreign relations of Switzerland
References
External links Official website of the Austrian Embassy, Tokyo