List of ambassadors of Germany to Australia

The Ambassador of Germany to Australia is an officer of the German Foreign Office and the head of the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Commonwealth of Australia. The position has the rank and status of an Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and holds non-resident accreditation for Nauru, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. The ambassador is based with the embassy in Yarralumla in Canberra but initially from 1952 to 1958 was based in Sydney.

Ambassador of Germany to Australia
Incumbent
Thomas Fitschen
since August 2019
(accredited 7 August 2019[1])
StyleHis Excellency
AppointerFrank-Walter Steinmeier
Inaugural holderDr Walther Hess
Formation1952
WebsiteGerman Embassy Canberra

The ambassador is currently Dr Anna Prinz since July 2016, who was Ambassador to Slovenia and succeeded Dr Christoph Müller. Germany and Australia have enjoyed diplomatic relations since 1952, although official consular representation existed in Sydney and Melbourne since 1879 and an embassy for the German Democratic Republic, with its own ambassador, also existed between 1972 and 1990. The Consulate in Sydney was also re-established in 1952 with Reinhold Renauld von Ungern-Sternberg appointed until 1956.

Office holders

Consuls-general of the German Empire for Australia, 1879–1914

Based in Sydney, with responsibility for "Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand and the Fiji-Islands".

IncumbentStart of termEnd of term
Dr Richard Krauel18791885
Gustav Travers18851887
Alfred Pelldram18871897
Peter Kempermann18971900
Paul von Buri19001906
Dr Georg Irmer19061911
Richard Kiliani19111914

Consuls-general of Germany for Australia, 1923–1939

Based in Melbourne from 1923 to 1928, then moved to Sydney. Diplomatic relations were severed on 5 September 1939 and Switzerland acted as repository for German interests thereafter.

IncumbentStart of termEnd of term
Dr Hans Büsing19231932
Dr Rudolf Asmis19325 September 1939

Ambassadors of the Federal Republic of Germany
IncumbentStart of termEnd of term
Dr Walther Hess9 July 1952August 1958
Dr Hans MühlenfeldAugust 1958September 1962
Dr Joachim RitterFebruary 1963March 1968
Dr Hans SchirmerMay 1968May 1970
Dr Heinz VoigtAugust 1970October 1974
Dr Horst Blomeyer-BarstensteinJanuary 1975April 1980
Wilhelm FabriciusAugust 1980August 1985
Dr Hans SchauerAugust 1985August 1991
Dr Franz KeilAugust 1991February 1994
Dr Klaus ZellerFebruary 1994October 1998
Dr Horst BächmannOctober 1998May 2002
Dr Klaus-Peter KlaiberJuly 2002June 2005
Martin LutzJuly 2005June 2008
Dr Michael WitterJuly 2008August 2011
Dr Christoph Müller27 September 2011June 2016
Dr Anna PrinzJuly 2016July 2019
Thomas FitschenAugust 2019present

Ambassadors of the German Democratic Republic, 1972–1990
IncumbentStart of termEnd of term
Hans Richter22 December 19721977
Dr Gerhard Lindner24 February 19771982
Joachim Elm12 March 19821989
Ernst Kube20 November 19893 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. "Foreign embassies and consulates in Australia - Germany". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Australian Government. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
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