List of ambassadors of Germany to the United States
| Ambassador of Germany to the United States | |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1817 |
The United States has had diplomatic relations with the nation of Germany and its predecessor nation, the Kingdom of Prussia, since 1835. These relations were broken twice (1917 to 1921, 1941 to 1955) while Germany and the United States were at war.
Ministers of the Kingdom of Prussia to the United States
- Friedrich von Greuhm (1817–1823)
- Ludwig Niederstetter (Chargé d'Affaires, 1825–1830)
- Friedrich Ludwig von Rönne (1834–1844)
- Friedrich von Gerolt (1844–1848)
- Friedrich Ludwig von Rönne (October 1848 - December 1849; (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)
- 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.
- Heinrich Ludwig Hermann Krekeler (20.7.1906-5.8.2003), (June 1950 Consul General, June 1951 Chargé d'Affaires, May 1955 Ambassador -January 1958)
- Wilhelm Grewe (16.10.1911-11.1.2000) (February 1958 - May 1962)
- Karl Heinrich Knappstein (15.4.1906-6.5.1989) (June 1962 (Agrément) - 31 December 1968)
- Rolf Friedemann Pauls (born 26.8.1915) (20 December 1968 (Agrément) - 1973)
- Berndt von Staden (born 24.6.1919) (February 1973 - November 1979)
- Peter Hermes (born 8.8.1922) (1979 - 9 July 1984)
- Günther van Well (15.10.1922-14.8.1993) (July 1984 - October 1987 (Ruhestand))
- Jürgen Ruhfus (*4.8.1930) Mun (November 1987 - August 1992)
- Immo Stabreit (*24.1.1933) Mun (1992-1995)
- Jürgen Chrobog (*28.2.1940) Mun (1995-2001)
- Wolfgang Ischinger (*6.4.1946) Bot [2002- Mun] (2001-2006)
- Klaus Scharioth (*8. October 1946) (March 2006 - 2011)
- Peter Ammon (*23. February 1952) (August 2011 -)