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Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations

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Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations
since 16 September 2021
StyleHis Excellency
AppointerFrank-Walter Steinmeier
Inaugural holderHans Riesser
Formation1952
WebsitePermanent Mission

The role of the ambassador and permanent representative of Germany to the United Nations is as the leader of the German delegation to the United Nations in New York City and as head of the Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany to the UN. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and is also the representative of Germany in the United Nations Security Council.

The permanent representative, currently Antje Leendertse, is charged with representing Germany, both through its non-permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council and also during plenary meetings of the General Assembly, except in the rare situation in which a more senior officer (such as the minister for foreign affairs or the president) is present.

History of representatives

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The Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) was admitted to the UN as an observer in 1955. The German Democratic Republic (East Germany) was admitted as an observer in 1972. On 18 September 1973 both were admitted as full members by the United Nations General Assembly, following the recommendation of the Security Council by Resolution 335 on 22 June 1973. Through the accession of the German Democratic Republic to the Federal Republic of Germany, it was effective on 3 October 1990.

Office holders

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Ambassadors of the Federal Republic of Germany

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Incumbent Start of term End of term
Hans Riesser 1952 1955
Felix von Eckardt 1955 1956
Georg von Broich-Oppert 1956 1958
Carl Werner Dankwort 1958 1960
Karl Heinrich Knappstein 1960 1962
Sigismund Freiherr von Braun 1962 1968
Alexander Böker 1968 1971
Walter Gehlhoff 1971 1974
Rüdiger Freiherr von Wechmar 1974 1981
Günther van Well 1981 1984
Hans Werner Lautenschlager 1984 1987
Alexander Graf York von Wartenburg 1987 1989
Hans-Otto Bräutigam 1989 1990
Detlev Graf zu Rantzau 1990 1995
Tono Eitel 1995 1998
Dieter Kastrup 1998 2001
Hanns Heinrich Schumacher (Chargé d'affaires) 2001 2002
Gunter Pleuger 2002 2006
Thomas Matussek 2006 2009
Peter Wittig 2009 2014
Harald Braun 2014 2017
Christoph Heusgen 2017 2021
Antje Leendertse 2021 present

Ambassadors of the German Democratic Republic

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Incumbent Start of term End of term
Horst Grunert 1972 1973
Peter Florin 1973 1982
Harry Ott 1982 1988
Siegfried Zachmann 1988 1990

See also

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References

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