List of ambassadors of Germany to South Africa
The list of German ambassadors in South Africa contains all charge d'affaires of the German Empire and the Federal Republic of Germany in South Africa.
History[edit]
An envoy, as chargé d'affaires, was sent for the first time in 1955, previously Consuls general, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. The ambassador also has jurisdiction over Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) and Lesotho. The current headquarters of the embassy is in Pretoria.[1] Before 1928, the headquarters of the Consulate General was Cape Town.
German Empire[edit]
| Name | Image | Term Start | Term End | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernst Bieber | 1885 | 1888 | ||
| Ernst Heinrich von Treskow | 
|
1889 | 1895 | |
| Bruno von Schuckmann | 
|
1895 | 1899 | |
| Heinrich Johann Focke | 1899 | 1901 | ||
| Friedrich von Lindequist | 
|
1901 | 1905 | |
| Hans Paul von Humboldt-Dachroeden | 1905 | 1914 | ||
| Alex Bernhard Tigges | 1928 | 1929 | ||
| Paul Roh | 1929 | 1933 | Consul General 1st Class | |
| Friedrich Wilhelm von Keßler | 1931 | 1933 | Consul General, Chargé d’Affaires[2] | |
| Emil Wiehl | 
|
1933 | 1937 | [3] |
| Rudolf Leitner | 1937 | 1939 |
Federal Republic of Germany[edit]
| Name | Image | Term Start | Term End | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudolf Holzhausen | 1951 | 1954 | 1951: Consul General; 1952: Envoy; 1954: Ambassador | |
| Gustav Strohm | 1955 | 1957 | ||
| Hans Ulrich Granow | 1958 | 1961 | ||
| Karl Overbeck | 1961 | 1963 | ||
| Werner Junker | 1963 | 1967 | ||
| Gustav Adolf Sonnenhol | 
|
1968 | 1971 | |
| Erich Strätling | 1971 | 1976 | ||
| Hans-Joachim Eick | 1976 | 1980 | ||
| Ekkehard Eickhoff | 1980 | 1983 | ||
| Carl Lahusen | 1985 | 1986 | ||
| Fritz Ziefer | 1987 | 1987 | Counselor, Chargé d'Affaires | |
| Immo Stabreit | 1987 | 1992 | ||
| Hans-Christian Ueberschaer | 
|
1992 | 1995 | |
| Uwe Kaestner | 1995 | 1998 | ||
| Harald Ganns | 1998 | 2000 | ||
| Anna-Margareta Peters | 2000 | 2003 | ||
| Harro Adt | 2004 | 2007 | ||
| Dieter W. Haller | 2007 | 2011 | ||
| Horst Freitag | 2011 | 2015 | ||
| Walter Johannes Lindner | 2015 | 2017 | ||
| Martin Schäfer | 2017 | 2021 | ||
| Andreas Peschke | 2021 | Present | [4][5] |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Amt, Auswärtiges. "Welcome to the German Missions in South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini". southafrica.diplo.de. Federal Foreign Office. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ bundesarchiv.de
- ^ bundesarchiv.de
- ^ "Botschafter Peschke überreichte Beglaubigungsschreiben in Pretoria/Südafrika" (PDF). Bundesanzeiger. Auswärtiges Amt. 2021-11-05. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
- ^ "South Africa, Germany sign agreement for vaccines production | SAnews". South African Government News Agency. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
