| Post: | Ambassador |
| Body: | the United States to East Germany |
| Insignia: | US Department of State official seal.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 120px |
| Insigniacaption: | Seal of the United States Department of State |
| Inaugural: | Brandon Grove |
| Formation: | December 9, 1974 |
| Abolished: | October 2, 1990 |
The United States had diplomatic relations with the nation of East Germany (the German Democratic Republic) from 1974 to 1990.[1]
Listed below are the head U.S. diplomatic agents to East Germany, their diplomatic rank, and the effective start and end of their service in East Germany.
| align=center valign=bottom width="40%" | Name and title | valign=bottom width="10%" | Portrait | valign=bottom width="25%" | Presentation of credentials | valign=bottom width="25%" | Termination of mission |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Sherman Cooper, Ambassador | align=center | align=center | December 20, 1974 | align=center | September 28, 1976 | ||
| David B. Bolen, Ambassador | align=center | align=center | August 22, 1977 | align=center | June 20, 1980 | ||
| Herbert S. Okun, Ambassador | align=center | align=center | August 20, 1980 | align=center | January 13, 1983 | ||
| Rozanne L. Ridgway, Ambassador | align=center | align=center | January 26, 1983 | align=center | July 13, 1985 | ||
| Francis J. Meehan, Ambassador | align=center | align=center | September 16, 1985 | align=center | November 30, 1988 | ||
| Richard Clark Barkley, Ambassador | align=center | align=center | December 19, 1988 | align=center | October 3, 1990 |