The French Embassy in Bern serves as France's diplomatic mission to Switzerland, managing bilateral relations between two neighboring nations with deeply interconnected histories, shared cultural heritage across French-speaking Switzerland, and robust economic ties including CHF 18.3 billion in bilateral trade (2023). The embassy coordinates with consulates general in Zurich and Geneva to provide comprehensive consular coverage across Switzerland's multilingual regions, serving a French community of approximately 200,000 nationals residing in Switzerland while facilitating the strong people-to-people connections between France and its Alpine neighbor.