Dr. Jean-Jacques de Dardel, Switzerland’s Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China, Mongolia and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), bid farewell to his counterparts, partners and colleagues at his Beijing residence on February 22nd. His departure in early March follows five years of ambassadorship in the capital. Taking office in March 2014, Ambassador de Dardel led the Embassy of Switzerland in China, Switzerland’s largest embassy in the world, and oversaw four consulates general and two cooperation offices. He presided over a series of milestones in the bilateral relations between Switzerland and China, Mongolia and the DPRK. Ambassador de Dardel will be succeeded by Ambassador Bernardino Regazzoni on March 11th.