Embassy of Greece to Switzerland
Year of establishment in Bern: (Greek Government Gazette 212 / 22.11.1916)
In 1836 Greece and Switzerland negotiated directly a bilateral international agreement ("Convention sur les droits d'aubaine et de détraction"), which is a de facto recognition of Greece by Switzerland.
In 1865 Greece, Switzerland, Belgium, France and Italy concluded a monetary treaty (23.12.1865).
In 1867 the first Greek Honorary Consular Authority was established in Switzerland, the Wages Consulate of Geneva, at which time the consular relations between the two states were inaugurated.
In 1884 the first Honorary Consulate General was founded in Bern, with Mr. A. Doskos (Gov. Gazette 212/1884) as an Honorary Consul, which in 1914 was converted into a Consulate General (Law 203/1914) with Consul General George Karatzas.
In 1916, an Organic Embassy was established in Bern (Government Gazette 212 / 22.11.1916) and the first Ambassador was accredited by Mr. George Karatzas.
1917 is considered a year of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Greek Ambassadors to Switzerland
PERIOD NAME Title
(1916) - 1917 George Karatzas Ambassador
1917-1920 Apostolos Alexandris Ambassador
1920 Kempetzis Chargé d’ Affairs a.i
1920-1921 Raoul Rossetis Chargé d’ Affairs a.i
1921-1922 George Karatzas Ambassador
1922-1923 Raoul Rossetis Chargé d’ Affairs a.i
1923 Dimitrios Mpaltatzis Chargé d’ Affairs a.i
1924 Vasileios Kolokotronis Chargé d’ Affairs a.i
1924-1927 Vasileios Dendramis Chargé d’ Affairs a.i
1927 Raoul Rossetis Chargé d’ Affairs a.i
1928 Dimitrios Vikelas Acting Director
1928-1930 Rafael Rafael Chargé d’ Affairs a.i
1930-1933 Euthimios Kanellopoulos Ambassador
1933-1934 Aggelos Danerikos Archivist
1934-1936 Trifon Triantafillakos Chargé d’ Affairs a.i
1936-1941 Konstantinos Psaroudas Ambassador
1941 Michael Melas Chargé d’ Affairs a.i
1941-1943 Spereidon Marketis Ambassador
1943-1945 Alexander Kontoumas Chargé d’ Affairs a.i
1945 Konstantinos Psaroudas Ambassador
1946 Theodoros Grivas Gardikiotis Chargé d’ Affairs a.i
1946-1949 Petros Metaxas Ambassador
1949 Aristeidis Pilavakis Chargé d’ Affairs a.i
1949-1954 Filon Filon Ambassador
1954 Lissandros Kautantzoglou Chargé d’ Affairs a.i
1954-1956 Dimitrios Argiropoulos Ambassador
1956-1961 Alexander Kontoumas Ambassador
1961-1964 Konstantinos Triantafillakos Ambassador
1964-1969 Ioannis Limperopoulos Ambassador
1969-1974 Ioannis Georgiou Ambassador
1974-1976 Antonios Protonotarios Ambassador
1976-1979 Eustathios Kalamidas Ambassador
1979-1980 Alexander Dimitropoulos Ambassador
1980-1981 Ioannis Thomoglou Chargé d’ Affairs a.i
1981 Nikolaos Karandreas Ambassador
1981-1982 Konstantinos Tritaris Chargé d’ Affairs a.i
1982-1985 Dimitrios Velissaropoulos Ambassador
1985-1986 Ourania Arvaniti Chargé d’ Affairs a.i
1986-1990 Alexander Afentoulis Ambassador
1990-1992 Emmanouel Spiridakis Ambassador
1992-1994 Alexander Zafeiriou Ambassador
1994-1996 Emmanuel Gikas Ambassador
1996-2000 Christodoulos Tsalikis Ambassador
2000-2005 Eleutherios Danelis Ambassador
2005-2007 Ioannis Thomoglou Ambassador
2007-2009 Konstantinos Tritaris Ambassador
2009-2013 Ioannis Mourikis Ambassador
2013-2016 Haralabos Manesis Ambassador
2016- 2020 Hara Skolarikou Ambassador
2020 - Ekaterini Xagorari Ambassador
2016- 2020 Hara Skolarikou Ambassador
2020 - 2023 Ekaterini Xagorari Ambassador
2024 Emilia Carcabassi Chargé d’ Affairs a.i
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