List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Switzerland

List of heads of mission

Envoy Extraordinary

• 1689–1692: Thomas Coxe
• 1689–1702: Philibert de Hervart, baron van Hüningen
• 1702–1705: William Aglionby extraordinary envoy
• 1705–1714: Abraham Stanyan
• 1710 and 1715–1717: James Dayrolle Resident at Geneva
• 1716–1722: Francis Manning

  Minister Plenipotentiary to the Swiss Cantons

• 1717–1762: Armand Louis de St. George, Comte de Marsay Minster at Geneva 1717-34; Minister Resident to the Helvetic Republic and the Grisons Leagues 1734–1739; Minster at Geneva 1739–1762
• 1738–1743: Sir Luke Schaub
• 1743–1749: John Burnaby Minister
• 1743–1750: Jerome de Salis Envoy Extraordinary to the Grisons Leagues
• 1750–1762: Arthur Villettes Minister
• 1762–1765: Robert Colebrooke Minister
• 1763–1765: James, Count of Pictet Minister to the Republic of Geneva
• 1765–1783: William Norton
• *1769–1776: Jean Gabriel Catt Chargé d'Affaires
• * 1772–1774: Isaac Pictet Chargé d'Affaires at Geneva
• * 1777–1792: Louis Braun Chargé d'Affaires
• 1792–1795: Lord Robert Stephen FitzGerald
• 1795–1797: William Wickham also Special Mission 1794–1795
• 1797: James Talbot Chargé d'Affaires
• 1797–1814: No diplomatic relations

  Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Confederated Swiss Cantons

• 1814–1820: Stratford Canning
• 1820–1822: William Cromwell Disbrowe Chargé d'Affaires
• 1822–1823: Henry Watkin Williams-Wynn

  Minister Plenipotentiary to the Confederated States of the Swiss Cantons

• 1823–1825: Charles Richard Vaughan
• 1825–1832: Hon. Algernon Percy
• 1832–1847: David Richard Morier
• *1847: Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 2nd Earl of Minto Special Mission
• *1847–1848: Sir Stratford CanningSpecial Mission
• 1848–1849: Henry Wellesley, 1st Baron Cowley

  Minister Plenipotentiary to the Swiss Confederation

• 1849–1851: Sir Edmund Lyons, 1st Bt
• 1851–1852: Arthur Charles Magenis
• 1852–1853: Andrew Buchanan
• 1853–1854: Hon. Charles Murray
• 1854–1858: George John Robert Gordon
• 1858–1867: Hon. Edward Harris

  Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Swiss Confederation

• 1867–1868: John Lumley-Savile
• 1868–1874: Alfred Guthrie Graham Bonar

  Resident Minister to the Swiss Confederation

• 1874–1878: Edwin Corbett
• 1878–1879: Sir Horace Rumbold, 8th Bt
• 1879–1881: Hon. Hussey Crespigny Vivian

  Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Swiss Confederation

• Mar – Jul 1881: Hon. Hussey Vivian
• 1881–1888: Francis Adams
• 1888–1893: Charles Scott
• 1893–1901: Frederick St John
• 1901–1905: Sir Conyngham Greene
• 1905–1909: Sir George Bonham, 2nd Baronet
• 1909–1911: Henry Bax-Ironside
• 1911–1913: Esme Howard
• 1913–1916: Evelyn Grant Duff
• 1916–1919: Sir Horace Rumbold, 9th Baronet
• 1919–1922: Hon. Odo Russell
• 1922–1924: Sir Milne Cheetham
• 1924–1928: Rowland Sperling
• 1928–1931: Sir Claud Russell
• 1931–1935: Sir Howard Kennard
• 1935–1940: Sir George Warner
• 1940–1942: David Kelly
• 1942–1946: Sir Clifford Norton
• 1946–1950: Thomas Snow
• 1950–1953: Sir Patrick Scrivener

  Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Swiss Confederation

• May–Dec 1953: Sir Patrick Scrivener
• 1953–1958: Sir Lionel Lamb
• 1958–1960: Sir William Montagu-Pollock
• 1960–1964: Sir Paul Grey
• 1964–1968: Sir Robert Isaacson
• 1968–1970: Henry Hohler
• 1970–1973: Eric Midgley
• 1973–1976: Sir John Wraight
• 1976–1980: Sir Alan Rothnie
• 1980–1982: Sir Sydney Giffard
• 1982–1984: John Powell-Jones
• 1984–1988: John Rich
• 1988–1992: Christopher Long
• 1992–1997: David Beattie
• 1997–2001: Christopher Hulse
• 2001–2004: Basil Eastwood
• 2004–2008: Simon Featherstone
• 2008-2008: John Nichols
• 2009–2013: Sarah Gillett
• 2014–2017: David Moran
• 2017–: Jane Owen