Embassy of Germany in Washington

Embassy of Germany in Washington

The German Embassy in Washington, D.C. is Germany's diplomatic mission to the United States.

The current embassy is located at 4645 Reservoir Road NW, Washington, D.C., which is west of Georgetown University Hospital. The embassy is also home to a "Germany information centre".

In September 1994 the residence reopened with an extension designed by Cologne based architect O.M. Ungers.

The current German ambassador to the United States is Klaus Scharioth. He presented his credentials to President Bush on March 13, 2006.

Consulates

Apart from the embassy in Washington, Germany's diplomatic operations in the United States include:
*a consulate general in Atlanta, Georgia (Consul Hans-Jörg Brunner)
*a consulate general in Boston, Massachusetts (Consul Dr. Wolfgang Vorwerk)
*a consulate general in Chicago, Illinois (Consul Wolfgang Drautz)
*a consulate general in Houston, Texas (Consul Rainer Münzel)
*a consulate general in Los Angeles, California (Consul Dr. Christian Stocks)
*a consulate general in Miami, Florida (Consul Eva Alexandra Gräfin Kendeffy)
*a consulate general in New York City, (Consul Dr. Hans-Jürgen Heimsoeth)
*a consulate general in San Francisco, California (Consul N.N.)
*Honorary consuls in Albuquerque, Anchorage, Birmingham, Bonita Springs, Buffalo, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Des Moines, Detroit, Greenville, Honolulu, Indianapolis, Jackson, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Louisville, Minneapolis, Nashville, New Orleans, Oklahoma City, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Juan, Seattle, Spokane, St. Louis, Virginia Beach

List of ambassadors

Ministers of the Kingdom of Prussia to the United States

*Friedrich von Greuhm (1817-1823)
*Ludwig Niederstetter 1825-1830 "Chargé d'Affaires"
*Friedrich Ludwig von Rönne (1834-1844)
*Friedrich von Gerolt (1844-1848)
*Friedrich Ludwig von Rönne (October 1848 - December 1849)(from January 26 - December 21, 1849 simultaneously "Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary for the Central Government of Germany" i.e., the Frankfurt Parliament.)
*Friedrich von Gerolt (1849-1868)

Minister of the North German Confederation to the United States

*Friedrich von Gerolt (January 24, 1868 - 1871)

Ministers of the German Empire to the United States

*Kurd von Schlözer (1871-1882)
*Carl von Eisendecher (1882-1884)
*Friedrich Johann Graf von Alvensleben (1884-1888)
*Ludwig, Graf von Arco-Valley (1888-1891)
*Theodor von Holleben (1891-1893)

Ambassadors of the German Empire to the United States

*Anton Freiherr Saurma von der Jeltsch (1893-1895)
*Max Franz Guido Freiherr von Thielmann (1895-1897)
*Theodor von Holleben (1897-1903)
*Hermann Freiherr Speck von Sternburg (1903-1908)
*Count Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff (1908-1917) (diplomatic relations severed due to World War I, February 3, 1917- April 25, 1921).

Ambassadors from the Weimar Republic to the U.S.

*Dr. Lang (1921-1922) "Chargé d'Affaires"
*Otto Wiefeldt (1922-1925)
*Adolf Georg Otto Freiherr von Maltzan (1925-1927)
*Friedrich Wilhelm von Prittwitz und Gaffron (1928- April 14, 1933) (resigned in opposition to Hitler).

Ambassadors from the Third Reich to the U.S.

*Hans Luther (1933-1937)
*Hans-Heinrich Dieckhoff (1937- November 18, 1938), recalled in response to worsening relations with the U.S. due to Kristallnacht (November 9), and the U.S. recall of its Ambassador (November 15).
*Hans Thomsen November 1938- December 11, 1941 "Chargé d'Affaires"(diplomatic relations severed due to World War II, December 11, 1941- September 22, 1949)

Ambassadors from the Federal Republic of Germany to the U.S.

* 1950-1/1958 Dr. phil. Heinz (Heinrich) Ludwig Hermann Krekeler (20.7.1906-5.8.2003), 6/1950 Consul General, 6/1951 "Chargé d'Affaires", 5/1955 Ambassador
* 2/1958-5/1962 Prof. Dr. jur. Wilhelm Grewe (16.10.1911-11.1.2000)
* 6/1962(Agrément)-31.12.1968/1969 Karl Heinrich Knappstein (15.4.1906-6.5.1989)
* 20.12.1968(Agrément)/1969-1973 Dr. jur. Rolf Friedemann Pauls (*26.8.1915)
* 2/1973-11/1979 Berndt von Staden (*24.6.1919)
* 1979-9.7.1984 Dr. jur. Peter Hermes (*8.8.1922)
* 7/1984-10/1987(Ruhestand) Günther van Well (15.10.1922-14.8.1993)
* 11/1987-8/1992 Dr. jur. Jürgen Ruhfus (*4.8.1930) Mun
* 1992-1995 Immo Stabreit (*24.1.1933) Mun
* 1995-2001 Jürgen Chrobog (*28.2.1940) Mun
* 2001-2006 Wolfgang Ischinger (*6.4.1946) Bot [2002- Mun]
* 3/2006- Dr. Klaus Scharioth (*8. Oktober 1946)

ee also

*Embassy of the United States in Berlin

References

* Lambach, Frank (2004) "Our Men in Washington", no ISBN given, a publication of the German Embassy in Washington. [http://www.germany-info.org/relaunch/info/missions/embassy/embassy.html]
* Auswärtiges Amt, Vertretungen in den USA [http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/www/de/laenderinfos/adressen/dtl_vertretung?land_id=188]

External links

* [http://www.germany-info.org/ German Embassy in Washington, D.C.]
* [http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de German Foreign Office]


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