List of ambassadors of Germany to the Czech Republic
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This is a list of German ambassadors to the Czech Republic (and previously to Czechoslovakia).
History
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Since the establishment of diplomatic relations between West Germany and Czechoslovakia in 1973, the German Embassy has occupied the Palais Lobkowicz, a Baroque palace with an extensive garden was completed in 1707, and located at Vlašská 19, Malá Strana, Prague.[1] The palace was acquired by the House of Lobkowicz in 1753, who in 1927 sold it to the Czechoslovak state.[2][3]
Ambassadors to Czechoslovakia
[edit]| Name | Image | Term Start | Term End | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Saenger | 1919 | 1920 | ||
| Walter Koch | .jpg)
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1920 | 1935 | |
| Ernst Eisenlohr | 1935 | 1938 | ||
| Andor Hencke | .jpg)
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1938 | 1939 | |
| Otto Erich Sigismund Heipertz | 1973 | 1974 | ||
| Gerhard Ritzel | 1974 | 1977 | ||
| Jürgen Diesel | 1977 | 1982 | ||
| Klaus Meyer | 1982 | 1985 | ||
| Werner Schattmann | 1985 | 1988 | ||
| Hermann Huber | 1988 | 1992 | ||
| Rolf Hofstetter | 1992 | 1996 |
Ambassadors to the Czech Republic
[edit]| Name | Image | Term Start | Term End | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolf Hofstetter | 1992 | 1996 | [4] | |
| Anton Rossbach | 1996 | 1998 | [5] | |
| Michael Steiner | _-_Michael_Steiner.jpg)
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1998 | 1998 | [6] |
| Hagen Graf Lambsdorff | 1999 | 2001 | Father of Alexander Graf Lambsdorff | |
| Michael Libal | 2001 | 2005 | [7] | |
| Helmut Elfenkämper | 2005 | 2009 | [8] | |
| Johannes Haindl | 2009 | 2011 | [9] | |
| Detlef Lingemann | 2011 | 2014 | [10][11] | |
| Arndt Freytag von Loringhoven | .jpg)
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2014 | 2016 | [12] |
| Hansjörg Haber | 2017 | 2017 | Managing; former ambassador to Yemen[13] | |
| Christoph Israng | 
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2017 | 2021 | [14] |
| Andreas Künne | 2021 | Present | Former envoy and head of the Department of Economic and Global Affairs at the Embassy Pretoria in South Africa.[15][16] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Amt, Auswärtiges. "German missions in Czech Republic". www.auswaertiges-amt.de. German Federal Foreign Office. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ Timko Jr, Nicholas (21 November 2013). Velvet Crossovers. AuthorHouse. p. 40. ISBN 978-1-4918-2025-4. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ Brook, Stephen (2010). Prague & the Czech Republic. National Geographic Books. p. 80. ISBN 978-1-4262-0635-1. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ Mizzy, Sugar (26 August 2021). "Steinmeier honored the memory of paratroopers at the crypt in Prague, talks to Afghanistan about Afghanistan". europe-cities.com. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Mission Vienna Cable to SecState, "CFE: Visiting FRG official on Germans, Soviets and CFE" | National Security Archive". nsarchive.gwu.edu. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "SRSGs". unmik.unmissions.org. United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo. 27 January 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "Members of the Council of the Czech-German Discussion Forum". mzv.gov.cz. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "Charles Bridge in Prague celebrating 650 years". english.radio.cz. Radio Prague International. 4 July 2007. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "Meet the Ambassador of Germany to Austria: H.E. Mr. Johannes K. Haindl". Vindobona.org. Vienna International News. September 14, 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "H.E. Detlef Lingemann, Ambassador of Germany to the Czech Republic, visited the University of New York in Prague". www.unyp.cz. University of New York in Prague. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "Germany's Ambassador to Czech Republic 'to Head Bulgarian Mission' - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency". www.novinite.com. July 14, 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "Leadership Profile: NATO Intelligence Chief Dr. Arndt Freiherr Freytag von Loringhoven". www.aicgs.org. AGI. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ Rankin, Jennifer (15 June 2016). "Turkey fails to meet criteria for visa-free EU travel". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ Hladík, Martin (27 May 2018). "Christoph Israng". www.czechleaders.com. Czech & Slovak Leaders. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ Amt, Auswärtiges. "Botschafter Andreas Künne". prag.diplo.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ "German ambassador in favour of keeping second foreign language compulsory in Czech schools". Radio Prague International. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
