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 Germany/Ambassador/US  (Ambassador/US) | |
|---|---|
| Start | 1871 |
| Interests | USA, transatlanticism |
| German Ambassador/US | |
Germany and the United States have had diplomatic relations since the German unification in 1871. The list of ambassadors below are from The Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) after World War 2, which continued after the German reunification in 1990.
This is the most prestigious of German diplomatic postings.
The German Democratic Republic (East Germany) had a established a diplomatic relations with an embassy in Washington from 1974.
Ambassadors of the Federal Republic of Germany to the U.S.
- 1951–1958: Heinrich Krekeler (June 1950 - June 1951: Consul General, June 1951 - May 1955: Chargé d'Affaires, May 1955 - January 1958: Ambassador)
- 1958–1962: Wilhelm Grewe (February 1958 - May 1962)
- 1962–1968: Karl Heinrich Knappstein (June 1962 - December 1968)
- 1968–1973: Rolf Friedemann Pauls (December 1968 - February 1973)
- 1973–1979: Berndt von Staden (February 1973 - November 1979)
- 1979–1984: Peter Hermes (November 1979 - July 1984)
- 1984–1987: Günther van Well (July 1984 - October 1987)
- 1987–1992: Jürgen Ruhfus (November 1987 - August 1992)
- 1992–1995: Immo Stabreit (August 1992 - January 1995)
- 1995–2001: Jürgen Chrobog (January 1995 - June 2001)
- 2001–2006: Wolfgang Ischinger (June 2001 - March 2006)
- 2006–2011: Klaus Scharioth (March 2006 - 2011)
- 2011–2014: Peter Ammon (August 2011 - April 2014)
- 2014–2018: Peter Wittig (April 2014 - June 2018)
- Since 2018: Emily Haber
An Office Holder on Wikispooks
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Jürgen Chrobog | 1995 | 2001 |
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