List of ambassadors of Germany to the Czech Republic explained

This is a list of German ambassadors to the Czech Republic (and previously to Czechoslovakia).

History

Since the establishment of diplomatic relations between West Germany and Czechoslovakia in 1973, the German Embassy has occupied the Palais Lobkowicz, a Baroque palace with an extensive garden was completed in 1707, and located at Vlašská 19, Malá Strana, Prague.^[1] The palace was acquired by the House of Lobkowicz in 1753, who in 1927 sold it to the Czechoslovak state.^{[2] [3]}

Ambassadors to Czechoslovakia

Name	Image	Term Start	Term End	Notes
Samuel Saenger		1919	1920
Walter Koch		1920	1935
Ernst Eisenlohr		1935	1938
Andor Hencke		1938	1939
Otto Erich Sigismund Heipertz		1973	1974
Gerhard Ritzel		1974	1977
Jürgen Diesel		1977	1982
Klaus Meyer		1982	1985
Werner Schattmann		1985	1988
Hermann Huber		1988	1992
Rolf Hofstetter		1992	1996

Ambassadors to the Czech Republic

Name	Image	Term Start	Term End	Notes
Rolf Hofstetter		1992	1996	^[4]
Anton Rossbach		1996	1998	^[5]
Michael Steiner		1998	1998	^[6]
Hagen Graf Lambsdorff		1999	2001	Father of Alexander Graf Lambsdorff
Michael Libal		2001	2005	^[7]
Helmut Elfenkämper		2005	2009	^[8]
Johannes Haindl		2009	2011	^[9]
Detlef Lingemann		2011	2014	^[10] ^[11]
Arndt Freytag von Loringhoven		2014	2016	^[12]
Hansjörg Haber		2017	2017	Managing; former ambassador to Yemen^[13]
Christoph Israng		2017	2021	^[14]
Andreas Künne		2021	Present	Former envoy and head of the Department of Economic and Global Affairs at the Embassy Pretoria in South Africa.^[15] ^[16]

See also

• Czech Republic–Germany relations

Notes and References

1. Web site: Amt . Auswärtiges . German missions in Czech Republic . www.auswaertiges-amt.de . . 10 January 2024 . en.
2. Book: Timko Jr . Nicholas . Velvet Crossovers . 21 November 2013 . AuthorHouse . 978-1-4918-2025-4 . 40 . 10 January 2024 . en.
3. Book: Brook . Stephen . Prague & the Czech Republic . 2010 . National Geographic Books . 978-1-4262-0635-1 . 80 . 10 January 2024 . en.
4. Web site: Mizzy . Sugar . Steinmeier honored the memory of paratroopers at the crypt in Prague, talks to Afghanistan about Afghanistan . europe-cities.com . 10 January 2024 . 26 August 2021.
5. Web site: U.S. Mission Vienna Cable to SecState, "CFE: Visiting FRG official on Germans, Soviets and CFE" National Security Archive . nsarchive.gwu.edu . 10 January 2024.
6. Web site: SRSGs . unmik.unmissions.org . . 10 January 2024 . en . 27 January 2011.
7. Web site: Members of the Council of the Czech-German Discussion Forum . mzv.gov.cz . 10 January 2024 . en.
8. Web site: Charles Bridge in Prague celebrating 650 years . english.radio.cz . . 10 January 2024 . en . 4 July 2007.
9. Web site: Meet the Ambassador of Germany to Austria: H.E. Mr. Johannes K. Haindl . Vindobona.org . Vienna International News . 10 January 2024 . en . September 14, 2018.
10. Web site: H.E. Detlef Lingemann, Ambassador of Germany to the Czech Republic, visited the University of New York in Prague . www.unyp.cz . . 10 January 2024.
11. News: Germany's Ambassador to Czech Republic 'to Head Bulgarian Mission' - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency . 10 January 2024 . www.novinite.com . July 14, 2014.
12. Web site: Leadership Profile: NATO Intelligence Chief Dr. Arndt Freiherr Freytag von Loringhoven . www.aicgs.org . AGI . 10 January 2024.
13. News: Rankin . Jennifer . Turkey fails to meet criteria for visa-free EU travel . 10 January 2024 . . 15 June 2016.
14. Web site: Hladík . Martin . Christoph Israng . www.czechleaders.com . Czech & Slovak Leaders . 10 January 2024 . 27 May 2018.
15. Web site: Amt . Auswärtiges . Botschafter Andreas Künne . 2024-08-26 . prag.diplo.de . de.
16. News: German ambassador in favour of keeping second foreign language compulsory in Czech schools . 10 January 2024 . . 8 August 2022 . en.