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
The west wing of the Federal Palace of Switzerland
Agency overview
Formed	1848; 176 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: Departament federal d’affars exteriurs^ⓘ), 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. Since 1 November 2017, the department is headed by Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis.