| Giovanni Battista Pioda II | |
| Birth Name: | Giovanni Battista Pioda |
| Spouse: | Maria Federici |
| Honorific Prefix: | His Excellency |
| Term1: | 31 July 1902 - 30 November 1914 (his death) |
| Office: | Minister of Mission of Switzerland to Italy |
| President1: | Ernst Brenner |
| President2: | Emil Frey |
| Office2: | Minister of Mission of Switzerland to the United States |
| Term2: | 23 November 1894 - 30 July 1902 |
| Predecessor1: | Gaston Carlin |
| Predecessor2: | Alfred de Claparède |
| Birth Date: | 24 April 1850 |
| Birth Place: | Lugano, Switzerland |
| Death Place: | Anzio, Kingdom of Italy |
| Nationality: | Swiss |
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]
Pioda was born 24 April 1850 in Lugano, Switzerland, to Giovanni Battista Pioda Sr., a state attorney, diplomat and member of the Federal Council (Switzerland), and Anna Pioda (née Sozzi). His brothers include Carlo Eugenio Pioda and Gioachimo Pioda. He studied law in Switzerland and Italy completing a Licentiate degree in Rome in 1880.[2]