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[edit]

Photograph of the south side of German Embassy, Prague

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 1920 1935
Ernst Eisenlohr 1935 1938
Andor Hencke 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 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 2014 2016 [12]
Hansjörg Haber 2017 2017 Managing; former ambassador to Yemen[13]
Christoph Israng 2017 2021 [14]
Andreas Künne 2021 Present [15]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Amt, Auswärtiges. "German missions in Czech Republic". www.auswaertiges-amt.de. German Federal Foreign Office. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  2. ^ Timko Jr, Nicholas (21 November 2013). Velvet Crossovers. AuthorHouse. p. 40. ISBN 978-1-4918-2025-4. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  3. ^ Brook, Stephen (2010). Prague & the Czech Republic. National Geographic Books. p. 80. ISBN 978-1-4262-0635-1. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "SRSGs". unmik.unmissions.org. United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo. 27 January 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Members of the Council of the Czech-German Discussion Forum". mzv.gov.cz. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Charles Bridge in Prague celebrating 650 years". english.radio.cz. Radio Prague International. 4 July 2007. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "Leadership Profile: NATO Intelligence Chief Dr. Arndt Freiherr Freytag von Loringhoven". www.aicgs.org. AGI. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  13. ^ Rankin, Jennifer (15 June 2016). "Turkey fails to meet criteria for visa-free EU travel". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  14. ^ Hladík, Martin (27 May 2018). "Christoph Israng". www.czechleaders.com. Czech & Slovak Leaders. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  15. ^ "German ambassador in favour of keeping second foreign language compulsory in Czech schools". Radio Prague International. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
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