Joseph Choffat

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Joseph Choffat (born October 8, 1866 in Puntrut , † October 8, 1939 ibid) was a Swiss diplomat and lawyer. Among other things, he was the Swiss Consul General and Minister Resident in Argentina and Swiss envoy in Vienna.

Life

Joseph Félix Paul Choffat studied in Montbéliard and Besançon and then at the Catholic Institute of Lille, where he was taught by his compatriot Auguste Béchaux . He then received his doctorate in 1890 at the University of Lausanne to Dr. iur. Between 1890 and 1910 he joined the Swiss diplomatic service. After his resignation from the diplomatic service he went to Puntrut and there he devoted his retired time to serving the common good. He was the active president of the senior citizens' hospice in Saint-Ursanne and a committed member of numerous factories and several societies. Among other things, he was also President of Pro Senectute of the "Jura-Nord" section.

Diplomatic service

In 1890 he joined the diplomatic service of the EPD, initially as an embassy attaché at the headquarters in Bern. Between 1891 and 1895 he worked as a legation secretary at the Swiss legation in Buenos Aires. In 1895 he was sent to Rome, where he was appointed Legation Councilor there in 1898 . In 1899 the Federal Council appointed him to succeed Emile Rodé as consul general and ministerial resident at the Swiss embassy in Buenos Aires with side accreditations in Paraguay and Uruguay. In 1904 the Federal Council rejected a proposal by the EPD to elevate Choffat to the rank of Swiss envoy. Choffat received this title in 1910 when he succeeded the late Fernand du Martheray at the Swiss embassy in Vienna. In early 1915 he officially resigned for health and family reasons and resigned from the diplomatic service at the age of only 48. This early exit was due to the allegations that the EPD had directed against its embassy in Vienna. As a professional diplomat, Choffat only played a subordinate role in the Swiss diplomatic world. There is every reason to believe that his inability to provide sufficient information to headquarters from his post in Vienna led him to resign.

literature

  • Claude Altermatt: Les débuts de la diplomatie professionnelle en Suisse (1848–1914). Freiburg 1990.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Claude Altermatt: Les débuts de la diplomatie professionnelle en Suisse (1848–1914). Freiburg 1990, p. 261.
  2. ^ Claude Altermatt: Les débuts de la diplomatie professionnelle en Suisse (1848–1914). Freiburg 1990, p. 261.
  3. ^ Claude Altermatt: Les débuts de la diplomatie professionnelle en Suisse (1848–1914). Freiburg 1990, p. 261.
predecessor Office successor
Emil Rodé Consul General and Prime Minister in Buenos Aires
1899–1910 		Alphonse Dunant
Fernand you Martheray Swiss envoy in Vienna
1910–1915 		Charles-Daniel Bourcart
personal data
SURNAME Choffat, Joseph
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Choffat, Joseph Félix Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss diplomat
DATE OF BIRTH October 8, 1866
PLACE OF BIRTH Puntut
DATE OF DEATH October 8, 1939
Place of death Puntut