The ambassador of Germany to China is an officer of the German Foreign Office and the head of the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany to the People's Republic of China. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and is currently held by Patricia Flor. The Federal Republic of Germany and the PRC have enjoyed diplomatic relations since 1972, while the German Democratic Republic had relations with the PRC from 25 October 1949. Unofficial representation to Taiwan has been undertaken by the German Institute Taipei since 2000.
| Ambassador of Germany to China | |
|---|---|
 | |
Incumbent since 15 July 2022Patricia Flor | |
| Style | Her Excellency |
| Appointer | President Frank-Walter Steinmeier |
| Inaugural holder | Max von Brandt |
| Formation | 1873 |
| Website | German Embassy Beijing |
Office holders
editGerman Ministers to China, 1873–1931
edit| Incumbent | Start of term | End of term |
|---|---|---|
| Max von Brandt | 1873 | 1893 |
| Gustav Freiherr Schenck zu Schweinsberg | 1893 | 1896 |
| Edmund Friedrich Gustav von Heyking | 1896 | 1899 |
| Clemens von Ketteler | 1899 | 1900 |
| Alfons Mumm von Schwarzenstein | 1900 | 1905 |
| Arthur von Rex | 1906 | 1911 |
| Elmershaus von Haxthausen | 1911 | 1914 |
| Emil Krebs (Chargé d'Affaires) | February 1914 | March 1914 |
| Paul von Hintze | 1914 | 1917 |
| Relations severed on China's entry in the First World War. | ||
| Herbert von Borch | 1928 | 1931 |
Ambassadors of Germany to China, 1931–1945
edit| Incumbent | Start of term | End of term |
|---|---|---|
| Oskar Trautmann | 1931 | 1938 |
| Ambassador recalled on outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War. Recognition transferred to Reorganized National Government. | ||
| Heinrich Georg Stahmer | 1941 | 1942 |
| Ernst Wörmann | 1943 | 1945 |
Ambassadors of the Federal Republic of Germany
edit| Incumbent | Start of term | End of term |
|---|---|---|
| Heinrich Röhreke (Chargé d'Affaires) | 10 October 1972 | 1973 |
| Rolf Friedemann Pauls | 1973 | 1976 |
| Erwin Wickert | 1976 | 1980 |
| Per Fischer | 1980 | 1987 |
| Hannspeter Hellbeck | 1987 | 1992 |
| Armin Freitag | 1992 | 1995 |
| Konrad Seitz | 1995 | 1999 |
| Hans-Christian Ueberschaer | 1999 | 2001 |
| Joachim Broudré-Gröger | 2001 | 2004 |
| Volker Stanzel | 2004 | 2007 |
| Michael Schaefer | 2007 | 2013 |
| Michael Clauss | August 2013 | August 2018 |
| Clemens von Goetze[1] | September 2018 | August 2021 |
| Jan Hecker | 24 August 2021 | 6 September 2021[2] |
| Frank Rückert (Chargé d'Affaires) | 6 September 2021 | incumbent |
Ambassadors of the German Democratic Republic, 1949–1990
edit| Incumbent | Start of term | End of term |
|---|---|---|
| Johannes König | 1950 | 1955 |
| Richard Gyptner | 1955 | 1958 |
| Paul Wandel | 1958 | 1961 |
| Josef Hegen | 1961 | 1964 |
| Günter Kohrt | 1964 | 1966 |
| Martin Bierbach | 1966 | 1969 |
| Gustav Hertzfeldt | 1969 | 1973 |
| Johann Wittik | 1973 | 1976 |
| Helmut Liebermann | 1976 | 1982 |
| Rolf Berthold | 1982 | 2 October 1990 |
See also
editReferences
edit- Tobias C. Bringmann: Handbuch der Diplomatie, 1815-1963: Auswärtige Missionschefs in Deutschland und Deutsche Missionschefs im Ausland von Metternich bis Adenauer, de Gruyter, 2001, p. 91.
- ^ Dr. Clemens von Goetze, German Ambassador in China, CV. Retrieved 12 February 2019 (German)
- ^ "German ambassador to China dies two weeks into the job". Reuters. 2021-09-06. Retrieved 2021-09-06.