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Ignazio Cassis: Foreign minister, Switzerland

Ignazio Cassis is the foreign minister of Switzerland, listed by the United Nations as “Vice-président et Chef du Département fédéral des Affaires étrangères de la Confédération suisse”. Ignazio Cassis holds 2 posts on the official record.

Posts held

• Vice-président et Chef du Département fédéral des Affaires étrangères de la Confédération suisse (foreign minister), Switzerland. Part of level 6: National government.
  Source: Heads of State, Heads of Government, Ministers for Foreign Affairs: Public List (United Nations Protocol and Liaison Service), list dated 15 October 2026, read 20 October 2026.
• Vice President of the Confederation; Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), Switzerland. Part of level 6: National government.
  Source: Der Bund kurz erklärt 2026, list dated 1 January 2026, read 2 November 2026 (saved copy).

Where Ignazio Cassis sits in the ladder of power

As foreign minister, Ignazio Cassis works at level 6: National government, above the regions, states and councils of Switzerland (regions, cities).

Above that, Switzerland is a member of:

• United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) level 8
• International Monetary Fund level 9
• World Bank Group level 9

Who else holds power in Switzerland

• Guy Parmelin Président de la Confédération suisse, Switzerland

Where these facts come from

Every post above is copied from an official record, linked beside it with the date it was read. The UN Protocol and Liaison Service publishes the list governments give it of their head of state, head of government and foreign minister. Names are as the source prints them, without honorifics. How this site is made.

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