Giovanni Battista Pioda II

PresidentErnst Brenner

Preceded byGaston Carlin

PresidentEmil Frey

Preceded byAlfred de Claparède

His Excellency Giovanni Battista Pioda II
Official portrait, 1902
Minister of Mission of Switzerland to Italy
In office 31 July 1902 - 30 November 1914 (his death)
President	Ernst Brenner
Preceded by	Gaston Carlin
Minister of Mission of Switzerland to the United States
In office 23 November 1894 - 30 July 1902
President	Emil Frey
Preceded by	Alfred de Claparède
Personal details
Born	Giovanni Battista Pioda (1850-04-24)24 April 1850 Lugano, Switzerland
Died	30 November 1914(1914-11-30) (aged 64) Anzio, Kingdom of Italy (now Italy)
Spouse	Maria Federici

Giovanni Battista Pioda II (24 April 1850 – 30 November 1914) colloquially also Giovan Battista Pioda and Jean Baptiste Pioda was a Swiss diplomat who served Minister of Switzerland to Italy from 1902 to 1914 succeeding Gaston Carlin. Previously he served as Minister of Switzerland to the United States in Washington, D.C. between 1894 and 1902 succeeding Alfred de Claparède. He was among the first professional diplomats of Switzerland.^[1]