26 June 2015 - Philippine Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein Leslie J. Baja inaugurated the Philippine Honorary Consulates General in Zurich and Liechtenstein on June 16 and 18, respectively.
The Ambassador warmly welcomed to the ranks of Philippine Honorary Consuls General Messrs. Urs Lustenberger and Alexander Ospelt as respective heads of the Philippine Consular Offices in Zurich and Liechtenstein.
Present during the inauguration were officials from the Philippine Embassy in Berne and the respective officials of Liechtenstein and Zurich, as well as Filipino community leaders in the area.
Beginning July 2015, Filipino applicants for notarials and authentication transactions from the cantons of Zurich, Thurgau, Aargau, St. Gallen, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, and Appenzell Innerrhoden may be served by the office of Philippine Honorary Consul Urs Lustenberger in Zurich.
All Filipinos from Liechtenstein may visit the Philippine Honorary Consulate in Bendern for the same transactions, also beginning July.
Mr. Lustenberger is a practicing lawyer and the founding Partner of the Lustenberger Attorneys at Law based in Zurich, Switzerland. He is currently the Chairman of the Swiss Asian Chamber of Commerce, and is frequently consulted by Swiss governmental, legal and economic councils.
Mr. Ospelt is Chairman of the Board of the Ospelt Group, a food and animal feed company based in Bendern, Liechtenstein established in 1957. Mr. Ospelt’s company is a leading meat processing company in Liechtenstein and Switzerland.
Below are the addresses, office hours and contact details of the new consulates:
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CONSULATE OF THE PHILIPPINES IN ZURICH
Dr. URS LUSTENBERGER, Consul a.h. Ms. Luana Michels, Assistant
Address: Wiesenstrasse 10, 8008 Zurich Postal address: Wiesenstrasse 10, P.O. Box 1073, 8032 Zurich Office hours: Mondays to Fridays from 0930H-1130H Tel. No.: +41 (0) 44 387 19 34 Fax No.: +41 (0) 44 387 19 66 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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CONSULATE OF THE PHILIPPINES IN LIECHTENSTEIN
Mr. ALEXANDER OSPELT, Consul a.h. Ms. Susanne Nachbaur, Assistant
Address: Schaanerstrasse 79, FL-9487 Bendern
Office hours: Mondays to Thursdays from 0900H–1200H Tel. No.: 0041 58 377 1171 Fax No.: 0041 58 377 1179 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Website: www.konsulat-philippinen.li
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