The Ambassador is currently Caroline Bichet-Anthamatten. Switzerland and Australia have enjoyed diplomatic relations since 1961, although consular representation has existed even before in Australia and its previous colonies: in Sydney since 1855, Melbourne since 1856, Brisbane since 1889, Adelaide since 1879 and consular agencies in Darwin (1978), Hobart (1968) and Perth (1971).
^"AUST. TO HAVE SWISS EMBASSY". The Canberra Times. 3 June 1961. p. 3. Retrieved 13 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
^"SWISS EMBASSY IN CANBERRA". The Australian Women's Weekly. 22 October 1975. p. 136. Retrieved 13 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Obituary: Mr ALFRED R. GLESTI Swiss envoy to Australia, PNG". The Canberra Times. 3 September 1988. p. 2. Retrieved 13 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Vice-Regal". The Canberra Times. 2 December 1988. p. 8. Retrieved 13 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Executive School Team – Dr. Daniel Woker". Executive School of Management, Technology and Law. University of St. Gallen. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
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^"consulate of Switzerland in Melbourne". www.eda.admin.ch. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
^"SWISS CONSUL APPOINTED". The Sunday Times. Perth. 25 July 1915. p. 1 Section: First Section. Retrieved 14 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
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The Ambassador of Switzerland to Australia is an officer of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and the head of the Embassy of the Swiss Confederation to the Commonwealth of Australia The position has the rank and status of an Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and holds non resident accreditation for Kiribati Nauru Papua New Guinea the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu The ambassador is based with the embassy in Forrest in Canberra Ambassador of Switzerland to AustraliaIncumbentCaroline Bichet Anthamattensince 1 January 2022StyleHer ExcellencyAppointerSwiss Federal CouncilInaugural holderDr Friedrich GygaxFormation1961WebsiteSwitzerland and AustraliaThe Ambassador is currently Caroline Bichet Anthamatten Switzerland and Australia have enjoyed diplomatic relations since 1961 although consular representation has existed even before in Australia and its previous colonies in Sydney since 1855 Melbourne since 1856 Brisbane since 1889 Adelaide since 1879 and consular agencies in Darwin 1978 Hobart 1968 and Perth 1971 Contents 1 Ambassadors 1961 present 2 Consuls and consuls general 2 1 Consuls in Sydney 1855 present 2 2 Consuls in Melbourne 1856 present 2 3 Consuls in Adelaide 2 4 Consuls in Brisbane 2 5 Consuls in Perth 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksAmbassadors 1961 present EditIncumbent Start of term End of termDr Friedrich Gygax 1 29 August 1961 23 March 1965Egbert von Graffenried 2 September 1965 2 March 1970Dr Max Konig 2 26 May 1970 31 December 1975Marcel Grossenbacher 10 March 1976 30 November 1978Dr Henri Rossi 3 March 1979 31 October 1984Alfred Glesti 3 1 March 1985 22 August 1988Dr Arnold Hugentobler 4 25 November 1988 5 May 1992Peter Niederberger 7 September 1992 2 March 1996Dr Bernhard Marfurt 1 April 1996 2000Andre Faivet 4 May 2000 1 September 2004Christian Muhlethaler 2004 2008Dr Daniel Woker 5 2008 2012Marcel Stutz 11 April 2012 September 2016Pedro Zwahlen 12 October 2016 31 December 2021Caroline Bichet Anthamatten 6 1 January 2022 Consuls and consuls general EditConsuls in Sydney 1855 present Edit Incumbent Start of term End of termLouis Chapalay honorary consul 1855 1865August Parrot honorary consul 1875 1880Friedrich Pluss honorary consul 1881 1884Conrad Staehelin Werner honorary consul 1884 1890Jakob Roth honorary consul 1890 1891Max Rutty honorary consul 1896 1918Olav Pauss honorary consul 1918 1920Eugen Bloch honorary consul 1920 1931Eugen Bloch honorary consul general 1931 1933Hans Georg Hedinger honorary consul general 1933 1941Hans Georg Hedinger consul general 1941 1961Jakob Huber consul general 1961 1967Henri Jung consul general 1967 1974Raymond Tellenbach consul general 1975 1985Richard Wolf consul general 1985 1988Hans Peter Egger consul general 1988 1992Hans Meier consul general 1992 1997Heinz Wey consul general 1997 2001Albert Mehr consul general 2001 2005Jurg Casserini consul general 2005 2009Markus Meli consul general 2009 2013Ernst Steinmann consul general 2013 2017Bernadette Hunkeler Brown consul general 2017 2022Cornelia Camenzind consul general 2022 Consuls in Melbourne 1856 present Edit Incumbent Start of term End of termAchilles Bischoff honorary Vice consul 1856 1857Achilles Bischoff honorary consul 1857 1859Samuel Rentsch honorary consul 1859 1864Frederic Guillaume de Pury honorary consul 1875 1890Charles Martin honorary consul 1891 1906Gustav Stahel honorary consul 1907 1921Gustav Stahel honorary consul general 1921 1928Paul Louis Frossard honorary consul general 1928 1931Emile Bisang honorary consul general 1931 1932Johannes Alexander Pietzcker honorary consul 1932 1951Paul Emile Cattin honorary consul 1951 1958Edwin Steiner honorary consul 1958 1963Curt Mahnig honorary consul 1964 1970Urs Karli honorary consul 1971 1975Werner Zellweger honorary consul 1975 1980Werner Zellweger consul general 1980 1983Henning Rieder consul general 1983 1986Gunter Britschgi consul general 1987 1990Leo Renggli consul general 1990 1995Bernard Sandoz consul general 1995 Erika Esther Kimpton honorary consul 2007 2016Manuela Erb honorary consul 7 2016 Consuls in Adelaide Edit Incumbent Start of Term End of TermJames Page honorary Vice consul 30 December 1879 31 December 1913Eduard Willis Van Senden honorary Vice consul 8 6 November 1914 31 December 1918Paul Anton Richter honorary consul 3 June 1969 Rene Pfister honorary consul 28 June 2000 2019Patrick Wille honorary consul 2019 Consuls in Brisbane Edit Incumbent Start of term End of termJakob Leutenegger honorary consul 5 March 1889 1909George Gross honorary consul 17 March 1909 30 June 1909William Schoch honorary consul 25 July 1910 1925Henri Schaub honorary consul 4 November 1926 1960Daniel Gschwind honorary consul 23 April 2008 Consuls in Perth Edit Incumbent Start of term End of termRudolf Hermann Abplanalp honorary consul 11 August 1971 30 June 1993Prof Ernst Jurg Weber honorary consul 1 July 1993 presentSee also EditAustralia Switzerland relations Foreign relations of Switzerland List of Australian Ambassadors to Germany accredited to Switzerland References Edit AUST TO HAVE SWISS EMBASSY The Canberra Times 3 June 1961 p 3 Retrieved 13 November 2015 via National Library of Australia SWISS EMBASSY IN CANBERRA The Australian Women s Weekly 22 October 1975 p 136 Retrieved 13 November 2015 via National Library of Australia Obituary Mr ALFRED R GLESTI Swiss envoy to Australia PNG The Canberra Times 3 September 1988 p 2 Retrieved 13 November 2015 via National Library of Australia Vice Regal The Canberra Times 2 December 1988 p 8 Retrieved 13 November 2015 via National Library of Australia Executive School Team Dr Daniel Woker Executive School of Management Technology and Law University of St Gallen Retrieved 13 November 2015 Welcome A greeting from the Ambassador Embassy of Switzerland in Australia Federal Department of Foreign Affairs Swiss Confederation Retrieved 29 June 2022 consulate of Switzerland in Melbourne www eda admin ch Retrieved 31 March 2016 SWISS CONSUL APPOINTED The Sunday Times Perth 25 July 1915 p 1 Section First Section Retrieved 14 November 2015 via National Library of Australia External links EditSwitzerland and Australia Swiss representation in Australia in the Dodis database of the Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of ambassadors of Switzerland to Australia amp oldid 1095571626, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,