List of ambassadors of Switzerland to China

The Swiss ambassador in Beijing is the official representative of the Government in Bern to the Government of China.

Ambassador of Switzerland to China
Incumbent Bernardino Regazzoni since March 11, 2019
Inaugural holder	Henry de Torrenté
Formation	1945

List of representatives

Diplomatic agrément/Diplomatic accreditation	Ambassador	lifetime	Observations	Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland	List of members of the Swiss Federal Council	Prime Minister of China	Term end
1945	Henry de Torrenté	(1893–1962)	Minister	Henry de Torrenté in the Dodis database of the Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland	Eduard von Steiger	Zhou Enlai	1948
1948	Charles von Jenner	(1886–1970)		Charles von Jenner in the Dodis database of the Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland	Enrico Celio	Zhou Enlai	1949
1949	Jean-Pierre Jéquier	(1919–)	Chargé d'affaires	Jean-Pierre Jéquier in the Dodis database of the Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland	Ernst Nobs	Zhou Enlai	1949
September 14, 1950			The governments in Beijing and Bern established diplomatic relations.[1]		Max Petitpierre	Zhou Enlai
1950	Clemente Rezzonico	(1897–1976)		Clemente Rezzonico in the Dodis database of the Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland	Max Petitpierre	Zhou Enlai	1954
1954	Fernand Bernoulli	(1905–1979)			Rodolphe Rubattel	Zhou Enlai	1957
1957	Fernand Bernoulli	(1905–1979)	Ambassador	Fernand Bernoulli in the Dodis database of the Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland	Hans Streuli	Zhou Enlai	1958
1959	René Naville	(1905–1978)		René Naville in the Dodis database of the Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland	Paul Chaudet	Zhou Enlai	1962
1963	Hans Keller (Diplomat)	(1908–1999)			Willy Spühler	Zhou Enlai	1966
1967	Oscar Rossetti	(1912–1996)			Roger Bonvin	Zhou Enlai	1972
1972	Albert Natural	(1918–2002)			Nello Celio	Zhou Enlai	1975
1975	Heinz Langenbacher	(1919–)			Pierre Graber	Zhou Enlai	1977
May 1977	Werner Sigg	(1917–1989)	May 1975 Werner Sigg, Switzerland A Li Yunchuan Li Yun-chuan B (Sigg left his post, Aug 82)[2]	Werner Sigg in the Dodis database of the Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland	Kurt Furgler	Hua Guofeng	August 1982
1982	Hansjakob Müller (1921–2001)	(1921–2001)	[3]	Hansjakob Müller (1921–2001) in the Dodis database of the Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland	Fritz Honegger	Zhao Ziyang	1986
1986	Fritz Bohnert	(1928–1988)			Alphons Egli	Zhao Ziyang	1988
1988	Erwin Schurtenberger	(1940–)			Otto Stich	Li Peng	1995
April 8, 1995	Uli Sigg	(1946–)	[4]		Kaspar Villiger	Li Peng	1999
February 5, 1999	Dominique Dreyer	(1945–)			Ruth Dreifuss	Zhu Rongji	2004
2004	Dante Martinelli				Joseph Deiss	Wen Jiabao	2008
2008	Blaise Godet	(1947–)			Pascal Couchepin	Wen Jiabao	2012
2012	Jacques de Watteville	(1951–)			Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf	Wen Jiabao	2013
March 14, 2014	Jean-Jacques de Dardel	(1954–)			Didier Burkhalter	Li Keqiang	2019
March 11, 2019	Bernardino Regazzoni	(1957–)				Li Keqiang

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References

2. Uli Sigg
3. Hans Müller
4. Uli Sigg
5. Ambassade de Suisse à Pékin in the Dodis database of the Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland