1956: Erster Gesandte aus Saudi-Arabien

Empfang und Akkreditierung des ersten saudiarabischen Gesandten Fakhri Scheich al-Ard durch Max Petitpierre im Bundeshaus

(FWS 16.11.1956)

Quaderni di Dodis

Jonas Hirschi: Der unsichtbare Dienst. Geschichte des diplomatischen Protokolls der Schweiz 1946–1990

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Reading the telegrams archived online and collected in a dossier for this occasion by the Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland, one can’t help thinking of WikiLeaks: candid, confidential vignettes sent to the foreign ministry in Bern by ambassadors dotted around the world.

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Learn Dodis Day 2021

Die Forschungsstelle Diplomatische Dokumente der Schweiz (Dodis) lädt im Rahmen ihrer wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchsförderung zum Learn Dodis Day 2021.

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e-Dossier: 75 years after the end of World War II in Europe

The cease-fire is euphorically celebrated in the streets of Geneva. Swiss news journal «Schweizer Filmwochenschau» from May 11, 1945.

The words «church bells herald the end of the hostilities» marked the beginning of President of the Confederation Eduard von Steiger’s speech on May 8 1945 on the radio: «The excruciating agony of the war-ridden people is coming to an end». In a more confidential setting a few days later, the Foreign Minister Max Petitpierre expressed mixed feelings.