List of ambassadors of Germany to Poland

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The list of German ambassadors in Poland contains the highest-ranking representatives of the German Empire and the Federal Republic of Germany in Poland. The embassy is located in Warsaw.

History

The German Embassy is located at 12 Jazdów Street in Warsaw. There are Consulate Generals located in Wrocław (largest city in Silesia), Gdańsk (capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship), and Kraków (the second-largest in Poland); Opole Consulate in Wrocław; and honorary consuls in Olsztyn (capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship), Bydgoszcz (the seat of Bydgoszcz County), Gliwice (regional capital of the Silesian Voivodeship), Kielce (capital of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship), Łódź (capital of Łódź Voivodeship), Lublin (the capital of Lublin Voivodeship), Poznań (administrative capital of Greater Poland Voivodeship), and Rzeszów (the capital of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship).{{cite web |last1=Amt |first1=Auswärtiges |title=German missions in Poland |url=https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en/aussenpolitik/laenderinformationen/polen-node/poland/227888 |website=www.auswaertiges-amt.de |publisher=German Federal Foreign Office |access-date=10 January 2024 |language=en}}

Envoys from the [[German Empire]]

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Harry Kessler

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| 1918

| 1918

| Envoy for a month

{{ill|Hans von Schoen|de}}

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| 1921

| 1922

| Envoy

{{ill|Ulrich Rauscher|de}}

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| 1922

| 1930

| Envoy

Hans-Adolf von Moltke

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| 1931

| 1939

| 1931 Envoy, 1934 Ambassador

Ambassador of the [[Federal Republic of Germany]]

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{{ill|Bernd Mumm von Schwarzenstein|de}}

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| 1963

| 1966

| Head of the commercial agency

{{ill|Heinrich Böx|de}}

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| 1966

| 1970

| Head of the commercial agency

{{ill|Egon Emmel|de}}

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| 1970

| 1972

| Head of trade mission

{{ill|Hans Hellmuth Ruete|de}}

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| 1972

| 1977

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{{ill|Werner Ahrens|de}}

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| 1977

| 1979

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Georg Negwer

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| 1979

| 1983

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Horst Röding

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| 1983

| 1985

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{{ill|Franz Pfeffer|de|Franz Pfeffer (Diplomat)}}

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| 1985

| 1987

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Franz Jochen Schoeller

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| 1987

| 1989

| {{cite web |last1=Fraser |first1=Gareth |title=Herbert W. Armstrong and the ‘Plain Truth’ How a visit to the West German Embassy emphasized the Plain Truth’s reach |url=https://pcg.church/articles/1530/herbert-w-armstrong-and-the-plain-truth |website=pcg.church |publisher=Philadelphia Church of God |access-date=10 January 2024 |date=4 May 2015}}

{{ill|Günter Knackstedt|de}}

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| 1989

| 1992

| {{cite news |last1=Edelman |first1=Marek |title=Opinion {{!}} This Is One Party I Think I'll Miss |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/10/15/opinion/this-is-one-party-i-think-i-ll-miss.html |access-date=10 January 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=15 Oct 1990}}

{{ill|Franz Bertele|de}}

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| 1992

| 1993

| {{cite news |title=Two killed, 45 hurt as jet crashes in Poland |url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1993/09/15/two-killed-45-hurt-as-jet-crashes-in-poland/ |access-date=10 January 2024 |work=Tampa Bay Times |date=15 Sep 1993 |language=en}}

{{ill|Johannes Bauch|de|Johannes Bauch (Diplomat)}}

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| 1993

| 1999

| {{cite news |title=EVZ Foundation mourns the death of Johannes Bauch (1934 - 2022) |url=https://www.stiftung-evz.de/en/who-we-are/news-from-the-foundation/news-foundation/stiftung-evz-trauert-um-johannes-bauch-1934-2022/ |access-date=10 January 2024 |work=www.stiftung-evz.de |date=15 January 2022 |language=en-EN}}

{{ill|Frank Elbe|de}}

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| 1999

| 2003

| Former ambassador to India, Japan, and Switzerland{{cite news |last1=Rühe |first1=Volker |last2=Naumann |first2=Klaus |last3=Elbe |first3=Frank |last4=Weisser |first4=Ulrich |title=Open Letter: It's Time to Invite Russia to Join NATO |url=https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/open-letter-it-s-time-to-invite-russia-to-join-nato-a-682287.html |access-date=10 January 2024 |work=Der Spiegel |date=8 March 2010 |language=en}}

{{ill|Reinhard Schweppe|de}}

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| 2003

| 2007

| {{cite news |title=President Kaczyński bade farewell to the German Ambassador |url=https://www.president.pl/archive/news-archive-2000-2010/news-2007/president-kaczynski-bade-farewell-to-the-german-ambassador,37510 |access-date=10 January 2024 |publisher=President of the Republic of Poland |date=29 June 2007}}

{{ill|Michael Gerdts|de}}

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| 2007

| 2010

| {{cite news |last1=Scislowska |first1=Monika |title=Germans, Poles rebury more than 2,000 WWII remains |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/germans-poles-rebury-more-than-2000-wwii-remains/ |access-date=10 January 2024 |work=The Seattle Times |date=14 August 2009}}

{{ill|Rüdiger von Fritsch|de}}

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| 2010

| 2014

| Became ambassador to Russia{{cite news |last1=Litvinova |first1=Daria |title=German Ambassador to Russia Knows How to Break Through the Iron Curtain |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2016/06/02/german-ambassador-to-russia-knows-how-to-break-through-the-iron-curtain-a53124 |access-date=10 January 2024 |work=The Moscow Times |date=2 June 2016 |language=en}}

{{ill|Rolf Nikel|de}}

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| 2014

| 2020

| {{cite web |title=Rolf Nikel |url=https://dgap.org/en/user/15333?block_config_key=jFxXaGkOqj0r2iACc1eSSbezlWW1cskSIE8ISNynoFI&page=2 |website=dgap.org |publisher=German Council on Foreign Relations |access-date=10 January 2024}}

Arndt Freytag von Loringhoven

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| 2020

| 2022

| Former NATO assistant secretary general for Intelligence and Security{{cite news |last1=Tilles |first1=Daniel |title=German former ambassador's call for permanent troops in Poland prompts anger from Warsaw |url=https://notesfrompoland.com/2023/11/06/german-former-ambassadors-call-for-permanent-troops-in-poland-prompts-anger-from-warsaw/ |access-date=10 January 2024 |work=Notes From Poland |date=6 November 2023}}{{cite news |last1=Gera |first1=Vanessa |title=Poland approves new German ambassador whose father prepared Hitler’s briefings |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/poland-approves-new-german-ambassador-whose-father-prepared-hitlers-briefings/ |access-date=10 January 2024 |work=The Times of Israel |date=1 Sep 2020}}

{{ill|Thomas Bagger|de}}

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| 2022

| 2023

| Became Secretary of State for Political Affairs in the Foreign Ministry{{cite news |last1=Krzysztoszek |first1=Aleksandra |title=German ambassador criticised by Polish ruling camp ends mission in Poland |url=https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/german-ambassador-criticised-by-polish-ruling-camp-ends-mission-in-poland/ |access-date=10 January 2024 |work=www.euractiv.com |date=7 April 2023}}

{{ill|Viktor Elbling|de}}

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| 2023

| Present

| Former ambassador to Mexico and Italy{{cite news |title=New German ambassador to Poland: report - English Section - polskieradio.pl |url=https://polskieradio.pl/395/7784/artykul/3155240,new-german-ambassador-to-poland-report |access-date=10 January 2024 |work=polskieradio.pl |date=22 April 2023 |language=pl-PL}}{{cite news |title=Secretary of State Arkadiusz Mularczyk meets German Ambassador Designate to Poland Viktor Elbling - Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of Poland - Gov.pl website |url=https://www.gov.pl/web/diplomacy/secretary-of-state-arkadiusz-mularczyk-meets-german-ambassador-designate-to-poland-viktor-elbling |access-date=10 January 2024 |work=Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of Poland}}

See also

References

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