List of ambassadors of Germany to China

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Ambassador of Germany to China
Plaque of German foreign missions.svg
Incumbent
Frank Rückert
(Chargé d'affaires)
since 6 September 2021
StyleHis Excellency
AppointerPresident
Frank-Walter Steinmeier
Inaugural holderMax von Brandt
Formation1873
WebsiteGerman Embassy Beijing

The Ambassador of Germany to China is an officer of the German Foreign Office and the head of the 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 . 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.

Office holders[]

German Ministers to China, 1873–1931[]

Incumbent Start of Term End of Term
Max von Brandt 1873 1893
1893 1896
1896 1899
Clemens von Ketteler 1899 1900
Alfons Mumm von Schwarzenstein 1900 1905
1906 1911
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.
1928 1931

Ambassadors of Germany to China, 1931–1945[]

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[]

Incumbent Start of Term End of Term
(Chargé d'Affaires) 10 October 1972 1973
Rolf Friedemann Pauls 1973 1976
Erwin Wickert 1976 1980
1980 1987
1987 1992
1992 1995
Konrad Seitz 1995 1999
1999 2001
2001 2004
Volker Stanzel 2004 2007
2007 2013
 [de; zh] August 2013 August 2018
 [de][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[]

Incumbent Start of Term End of Term
1950 1955
Richard Gyptner 1955 1958
Paul Wandel 1958 1961
1961 1964
1964 1966
1966 1969
1969 1973
1973 1976
1976 1982
1982 2 October 1990

See also[]

References[]

  • 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.
  1. ^ Dr. Clemens von Goetze, German Ambassador in China, CV. Retrieved 12 February 2019 (German)
  2. ^ "German ambassador to China dies two weeks into the job". Reuters. 2021-09-06. Retrieved 2021-09-06.

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