List of German ambassadors in Greece contains the highest-ranking representatives of the North German Confederation, the German Empire, the Federal Republic of Germany and other German states (until 1871) in Greece. The embassy is based in Athens.
Envoys from the German States (before 1871)
Bavarian envoys
Relations between Bavaria and Greece were established in 1835.
| Name | Image | Term Start | Term End | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egid von Kobell | 
|
1835 | ||
| Klemens von Waldkirch | 1837 | 1841 | ||
| Otto von Bray-Steinburg | 
|
1841 | 1843 | Also served as Minister-President of Bavaria |
| Carl von Grasser | 1843 | 1847 | ||
| Maximilian Joseph Pergler von Perglas | 
|
1847 | 1853 | Also served as Envoy to France |
| Wolfgang von Thüngen | 1853 | 1854 | ||
| Maximilian von Feder | 1855 | 1859 | ||
| Ferdinand von Hompesch-Bollheim | 1859 | 1863 |
Prussian envoys
Relations between Prussia and Greece were established in 1834.[1]
| Name | Image | Term Start | Term End | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig August von Lusi | 1834 | 1838 | ||
| Joseph Maria Anton Brassier de Saint-Simon-Vallade | 
|
1838 | 1844 | |
| Karl von Werther | 1844 | 1850 | ||
| Louis von Wildenbruch | 1850 | 1852 | ||
| Hermann von Thile | 
|
1852 | 1854 | |
| Robert von der Goltz | 
|
1855 | 1859 | |
| Georg von Werthern | 
|
1860 | 1862 | |
| Heinrich von Keyserlingk-Rautenburg | 1862 | 1865 | ||
| Johann Emil von Wagner[2] | 1865 | 1868 |
Ambassadors of the North German Confederation
| Name | Image | Term Start | Term End | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst | 
|
1848 | 1849 |
Ambassadors of the German Empire
| Name | Image | Term Start | Term End | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johann Emil von Wagner | 1868 | 1874 | ||
| Joseph Maria von Radowitz Jr. | 
|
1874 | 1882 | |
| Egon von den Brincken | 1882 | 1887 | ||
| Rudolf Friedrich Le Maistre | 
|
1887 | 1890 | |
| Ludwig von Wesdehlen | 1890 | 1894 | ||
| Ludwig von Plessen-Cronstern | 1894 | 1902 | ||
| Max von Ratibor und Corvey | 1902 | 1906 | ||
| Emmerich von Arco-Valley | 1906 | 1908 | ||
| Hans von Wangenheim | 
|
1909 | 1912 | |
| Albert von Quadt-Wykradt-Isny | 1912 | 1915 | ||
| Wilhelm von Mirbach-Harff | 
|
1915 | 1916 | Envoy |
| Ludwig von Spee | 1921 | 1922 | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | |
| Hans von Schoen | 1922 | 1926 | ||
| Martin Renner | 1926 | 1929 | Envoy | |
| Radolf von Kardorff | 1929 | 1931 | ||
| Ernst Eisenlohr | 1931 | 1936 | Envoy | |
| Viktor zu Erbach-Schönberg | 1936 | 1941 | Ambassador |
Ambassadors of the Federal Republic of Germany
| Name | Image | Term Start | Term End | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Werner von Grundherr zu Altenthann <br/>und Weiherhaus | 1951 | 1954[3] | ||
| Theodor Kordt | 1953 | 1958[4] | ||
| Gebhard Seelos | 1958 | 1961 | ||
| Wilhelm Melchers | 1961 | 1964 | ||
| Oskar Hermann Artur Schlitter | 
|
1964 | 1969 | |
| Peter Limbourg | 1969 | 1972 | ||
| Dirk Oncken | 1972 | 1977 | Father of diplomat Emily Haber | |
| Gisbert Poensgen | 1977 | 1979 | ||
| Helmut Sigrist | 1979 | 1984[4] | ||
| Rüdiger von Pachelbel | 1984 | 1988 | ||
| Werner Ludwig Botho Hubertus von der Schulenburg | 1988 | 1991 | ||
| Leopold Bill von Bredow | 1991 | 1996 | ||
| Friedrich Reiche | 1996 | 1999 | ||
| Karl Heinz Kuhna | 1999 | 2002 | ||
| Albert Spiegel | 2002 | 2005 | ||
| Wolfgang Schultheiss | 2005 | 2010 | ||
| Roland Michael Wegener | 
|
2010 | 2012 | |
| Wolfgang Dold | 
|
2012 | 2013 | |
| Peter Schoof | 
|
2014 | 2017 | |
| Jens Plötner | 
|
2017 | 2019 | |
| Ernst Reichel | 
|
2019 | 2023 | |
| Andreas Kindl | 2023 | Present |
See also
References
- ^ Tobias C. Bringmann (2001), Handbuch der Diplomatie, 1815–1963: Auswärtige Missionschefs in Deutschland und Deutsche Missionschefs im Ausland von Metternich bis Adenauer, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, pp. 308 f
- ^ Ernennung von Bundesgesandten bei auswärtigen Mächten. Vom 29. Februar 1868 Bundesgesetzblatt des Norddeutschen Bundes 1868, Seite 17
- ^ Jaroch, Matthias (1999). Akten zur auswärtigen Politik der Bundesrepublik Deutschland: 1951 (in German). R. Oldenbourg. p. 750. ISBN 978-3-486-56418-1. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ a b Heinrich Dreidoppel, Ursula Diepgen-Margára: Eine deutsche Journalistin in Griechenland
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