Embassy of Germany, Bangkok

The Embassy of Germany in Bangkok (German: Deutsche Botschaft Bangkok) is the main diplomatic mission of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Kingdom of Thailand. The embassy is located in the capital Bangkok (9 South Sathorn Road, Yan Nawa) on an area of c. 28,000m². The building is owned by the Government of Germany.^[1]

Current ambassador is Rolf Schulze since October 2011.^[2] His predecessor were Dr. Hanns-Heinrich Schumacher from 2008 to 2011 Christoph Brümmer from 2005 to 2008, and Andreas von Stechow, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Germany from 2001 to 2005.

Part of the Embassy are three Honorary consulates:^[3]

• Honorary consulate Northern Thailand in Chiang Mai (Honorarkonsul Nordthailand)
• Honorary consulate in South Thailand in Phuket city (Honorarkonsul Südthailand)^[4]
• Honorary consulate Eastern Thailand in Pattaya (Honorarkonsul Ostthailand)

Organization

The embassy consists of seven departments.^[5]

Activities

Seal of the embassy.

German nationals can register with the Embassy in order to receive information on consular matters and other Embassy activities.^[13] As being part of the German government, it oversees Goethe-Institut Bangkok.^[14][15] The embassy is a co-host^[16] of the annually held "Fest der Deutschen" (celebration of Germans [in Thailand]) in Bangkok, a major cultural event with more than 1,000 guests.

See also

• Diplomatic missions of Germany
• Foreign relations of Germany
• List of diplomatic missions in Thailand
• Germany–Thailand relations
• Thai embassy in Berlin (Diplomatic missions of Thailand)

Notes and references

External links

• (German) www.bangkok.diplo.de

Coordinates: 13°43′27″N 100°32′31″E / 13.724064°N 100.541933°E / 13.724064; 100.541933