Embassy of Germany in Washington
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The German Embassy in Washington, D.C. is the Federal Republic of Germany
's diplomatic mission to the United States
.
The German Chancery and Residence are located at 4645 Reservoir Road, Northwest, Washington, D.C. The Chancery was designed by Egon Eiermann
, and opened on May 11, 1964.
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 Peter Ammon. He presented his credentials to President Obama on August 9, 2011.
The Consular office and German Information Center is located at 2300 M Street NW, Washington, D.C.
.
Apart from the embassy in Washington, Germany's diplomatic operations in the United States include:
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
's diplomatic mission to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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The German Chancery and Residence are located at 4645 Reservoir Road, Northwest, Washington, D.C. The Chancery was designed by Egon Eiermann
Egon Eiermann
Egon Eiermann was one of Germany's most prominent architects in the second half of the 20th century....
, and opened on May 11, 1964.
In September 1994, the residence reopened with an extension designed by Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
based architect O.M. Ungers.
The current German ambassador
Ambassador
An ambassador is the highest ranking diplomat who represents a nation and is usually accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization....
to the United States is Peter Ammon. He presented his credentials to President Obama on August 9, 2011.
Consulates
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
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Apart from the embassy in Washington, Germany's diplomatic operations in the United States include:
- a consulate generalConsul (representative)The political title Consul is used for the official representatives of the government of one state in the territory of another, normally acting to assist and protect the citizens of the consul's own country, and to facilitate trade and friendship between the peoples of the two countries...
in Atlanta, GeorgiaAtlanta, GeorgiaAtlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
(Consul Hans-Jörg Brunner) - a consulate general in Boston, Massachusetts (Consul Dr. Lutz H. Görgens)
- a consulate general in Chicago, Illinois (Consul Onno Hückmann)
- a consulate general in Houston, TexasHouston, TexasHouston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
(Consul Roland Herrmann) - a consulate general in Los Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
(Consul Wolfgang Drautz) - a consulate general in Miami, FloridaMiami, FloridaMiami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
(Consul Eva Alexandra Gräfin Kendeffy) - a consulate general in New York CityNew York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, (Consul Dr. Horst Freitag) - a consulate general in San Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
(Consul General Peter Rothen) - 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
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 StadenBerndt von StadenBerndt Robert Alexander Michael von Staden was a German diplomat, and was German Ambassador to the United States from 1973 to 1979.-Life:...
(*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 ChrobogJürgen ChrobogJürgen Chrobog is a German jurist, diplomat, and German Ambassador to the United States from 1995 to 2001.-Life:...
(*28.2.1940) Mun - 2001-2006 Wolfgang IschingerWolfgang IschingerWolfgang Friedrich Ischinger is a German diplomat. He was Germany's ambassador to the Court of St. James's from 2006 to May, 2008...
(*6.4.1946) Bot [2002- Mun] - 2006-2011 Dr. Klaus SchariothKlaus SchariothDr. Klaus Scharioth is a German diplomat. From 2006 to 2011 he served as Germany's ambassador to the United States.Scharioth was born in Essen, located in the Ruhr Area in western Germany. He studied law in Bonn, Freiburg and Geneva and political science, sociology and psychology at The College of...
(*8. October 1946) - 8/2011- Peter Ammon (*23.2.1952)