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List of ambassadors of Germany to the Philippines

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Ambassador of Germany to the Philippines
Deutscher Botschafter in den Philippinen
Incumbent
Andreas Pfaffernoschke
since September 7, 2023
ResidenceMakati City, Metro Manila
Inaugural holderFriedrich Leopold Freiherr von Fürstenberg
FormationOctober 1956
WebsiteOfficial website of the German Embassy, Manila

The ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Republic of the Philippines (German: Botschafter der Bundesrepublik Deutschland in der Republik der Philippinen, Filipino: Sugo ng Republikang Federal ng Alemanya sa Republika ng Pilipinas) is the Federal Republic of Germany's foremost diplomatic representative in the Philippines. As head of Germany's diplomatic mission there, the ambassador is the official representative of the president and the government of Germany to the president and the government of the Philippines. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and is based in Makati, Metro Manila.

The German ambassador to the Philippines is also accredited as non-resident ambassador to the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia and Palau.[1]

Ambassadors

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Name Image Term Start Term End Notes
Friedrich Leopold Freiherr von Fürstenberg 1956 1963
Günther Schlegelberger 1963 1963
Franz Ferring 1963 1964
Johann Karl von Stechow 1964 1967
Heinrich Röhreke 1967 1969
Jobst von Buddenbrock 1970 1974
Wolfgang Eger Wolfgang Eger 1974 1980
Hildegunde Feilner 1980 1983
Klaus Zeller 1983 1986
Peter Scholz 1986 1994
Karl-Friedrich Gansäuer 1995 1997
Wolfgang Göttelmann 1998 2000 [2]
Herbert Jess 2000 2004
Axel Weishaupt 2004 2007
Christian-Ludwig Weber-Lortsch 2007 2011
Joachim Heidorn 2011 2013
Thomas Ossowski 2014 2016
Gordon Kricke 2016 2019
Anke Reiffenstuel 2019 2023
Andreas Pfaffernoschke 2023 present [3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Amt, Auswärtiges. "German Embassy Manila". manila.diplo.de. Federal Foreign Office. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  2. ^ Hermógenes E. Bacareza: Philippine-German relations: a modern history, 1834–2006. Band 1. UST Pub. House, 2007, S. 233
  3. ^ Amt, Auswärtiges. "Ambassador Dr. Andreas Michael Pfaffernoschke". manila.diplo.de. Federal Foreign Office. Retrieved 5 February 2024.