Federal Department of Foreign Affairs



































Federal Department of Foreign Affairs

(in German) Eidgenössisches Departement für auswärtige Angelegenheiten
(in French) Département fédéral des affaires étrangères
(in Italian) Dipartimento federale degli affari esteri
(in Romansh) Departament federal d’affars exteriurs
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The west wing of the Federal Palace of Switzerland.
Agency overview
Formed 1848; 171 years ago (1848)
Jurisdiction Federal administration of Switzerland
Headquarters Bern
Minister responsible

  • Ignazio Cassis, Federal Councillor
Website www.eda.admin.ch

The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA, German: Eidgenössisches Departement für auswärtige Angelegenheiten, French: Département fédéral des affaires étrangères, Italian: Dipartimento federale degli affari esteri, Romansh: About this soundDepartament federal d’affars exteriurs (help·info)), so named since 1979, is one of the seven Departments of the Swiss government federal administration of Switzerland, and corresponds in its range of tasks to the ministry of foreign affairs in other countries. The Department is always headed by one of the members of the Swiss Federal Council. As of 1 November 2017, the department is headed by Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis.




Contents






  • 1 Former names


  • 2 Mission


  • 3 Organization


  • 4 List of heads of department


  • 5 See also


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





Former names



  • 1848–1887: Federal Political Department

  • 1888–1895: Federal Department of the Exterior

  • 1896–1978: Federal Political Department



Mission


The mission of the FDFA is to safeguard Switzerland's interests abroad and its relations with other countries. It does so by means of Swiss Foreign Policy, whose objectives have been laid down in Art. 54 para. 2 of the Federal Constitution (BV) as follows:


The Confederation shall strive to preserve the independence of Switzerland and its welfare; it shall, in particular, contribute to alleviate need and poverty in the world, and to promote respect for human rights, democracy, the peaceful coexistence of nations and the preservation of natural resources.


The priorities of Swiss Foreign Policy for the years 2012–2015 include:



  • Fostering and cultivating Swiss relations with its neighbouring countries and the European Union (EU);

  • Strengthening Switzerland's commitment to stability in Europe and in the world;

  • Intensifying and diversifying strategic partnerships and Switzerland's multilateral commitment; and

  • Enhancing the support and offering of services provided to Swiss citizens abroad.


Originally it was the rotating Swiss President who headed the "Political Department" (PD) for a one-year term. In 1888, the Department was restructured by Numa Droz, who straight away headed the Department for five years. In 1896, the Federal council returned to the original system with a Federal Councillor heading the Department only for a given one-year term. The one-year limitation was abandoned in 1914. Since 1979, the Department has retained the name by which it still goes today.



Organization



  • General Secretariat

    • Presence Switzerland[1]


  • State Secretariat

    • Presidential Affairs and Protocol

    • Crisis Management Centre



  • Directorate of Political Affairs

    • Europe, Central Asia, Council of Europe, OSCE Division

    • Middle East and North Africa Division

    • Subsaharan Africa and Francophonie Division if

    • Asia and the Pacific Division

    • Americas Division

    • United Nations and International Organisations

    • Human Security Division

    • Sectoral Foreign Policy Division

    • Division for Security Policy



  • Directorate of European Affairs, DEA

  • Directorate of Corporate Resources (DR)

  • Consular Directorate CD

  • Directorate of International Law DIL


  • Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)



List of heads of department




  • 1848–1849: Jonas Furrer

  • 1850: Henri Druey

  • 1851: Josef Munzinger

  • 1852: Jonas Furrer

  • 1853: Wilhelm Matthias Naeff

  • 1854: Friedrich Frey-Herosé

  • 1855: Jonas Furrer

  • 1856: Jakob Stämpfli

  • 1857: Constant Fornerod

  • 1858: Jonas Furrer

  • 1859: Jakob Stämpfli

  • 1860: Friedrich Frey-Herosé

  • 1861: Melchior Josef Martin Knüsel

  • 1862: Jakob Stämpfli

  • 1863: Constant Fornerod

  • 1864: Jakob Dubs

  • 1865: Karl Schenk

  • 1866: Melchior Josef Martin Knüsel

  • 1867: Constant Fornerod

  • 1868: Jakob Dubs

  • 1869: Emil Welti

  • 1870: Jakob Dubs

  • 1871: Karl Schenk

  • 1872: Emil Welti

  • 1873: Paul Cérésole

  • 1874: Karl Schenk

  • 1875: Johann Jakob Scherer

  • 1876: Emil Welti

  • 1877: Joachim Heer

  • 1878: Karl Schenk

  • 1879: Bernhard Hammer

  • 1880: Emil Welti

  • 1881: Numa Droz

  • 1882: Simeon Bavier

  • 1883: Louis Ruchonnet

  • 1884: Emil Welti

  • 1885: Karl Schenk

  • 1886: Adolf Deucher

  • 1887–1892: Numa Droz

  • 1893–1896: Adrien Lachenal

  • 1897: Adolf Deucher

  • 1898: Eugène Ruffy

  • 1899: Eduard Müller

  • 1900: Walter Hauser

  • 1901: Ernst Brenner

  • 1902: Josef Zemp

  • 1903: Adolf Deucher

  • 1904: Robert Comtesse

  • 1905: Marc-Émile Ruchet

  • 1906: Ludwig Forrer

  • 1907: Eduard Müller

  • 1908: Ernst Brenner

  • 1909: Adolf Deucher

  • 1910: Robert Comtesse

  • 1911: Marc-Émile Ruchet

  • 1912: Ludwig Forrer

  • 1913: Eduard Müller

  • 1914–1917: Arthur Hoffmann

  • 1917: Gustave Ador

  • 1918–1919: Felix Calonder

  • 1920–1940: Giuseppe Motta

  • 1940–1944: Marcel Pilet-Golaz

  • 1945–1961: Max Petitpierre

  • 1961–1965: Friedrich Traugott Wahlen

  • 1966–1970: Willy Spühler

  • 1970–1978: Pierre Graber

  • 1978–1987: Pierre Aubert

  • 1988–1993: René Felber

  • 1994–1999: Flavio Cotti

  • 1999–2002: Joseph Deiss

  • 2003–2011: Micheline Calmy-Rey

  • 2012–2017: Didier Burkhalter

  • 2017–present: Ignazio Cassis




See also



  • Foreign relations of Switzerland

  • Protecting power



References





  1. ^ Presence Switzerland




External links



  • www.eda.admin.ch

  • Swiss embassies and representations abroad

  • Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland

  • FDFA Publications

  • FDFA on Social Media

  • The Swiss Confederation a brief guide
















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