German Ambassador to the United States

Ambassador of Germany to the United States
Formation	1817

The United States has had diplomatic relations with the nation of Germany and its predecessor nation, the Kingdom of Prussia, since 1835. These relations were broken twice (1917 to 1921, 1941 to 1955) while Germany and the United States were at war.

Ministers of the Kingdom of Prussia to the United States

Friedrich von Greuhm (1817–1823)
Ludwig Niederstetter (Chargé d'Affaires, 1825–1830)
Friedrich Ludwig von Rönne (1834–1844)
Friedrich von Gerolt (1844–1848)
Friedrich Ludwig von Rönne (October 1848 - December 1849; (January 26 - December 21, 1849) simultaneously "Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary for the Central Government of Germany" i.e., the Frankfurt Parliament)
Friedrich von Gerolt (1849–1868)

Minister of the North German Confederation to the United States

Friedrich von Gerolt (January 24, 1868–1871)

Ministers of the German Empire to the United States

Kurd von Schlözer (1871–1882)
Carl von Eisendecher (1882–1884)
Friedrich Johann Graf von Alvensleben (1884–1888)
Ludwig, Graf von Arco-Valley (1888–1891)
Theodor von Holleben (1891–1893)

Ambassadors of the German Empire to the United States

Embassy of Germany in 1917

Anton Freiherr Saurma von der Jeltsch (1893–1895)
Max Franz Guido Freiherr von Thielmann (1895–1897)
Theodor von Holleben (1897–1903)
Hermann Freiherr Speck von Sternburg (1903–1908)
Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff (1908–1917) (diplomatic relations severed due to World War I, February 3, 1917- April 25, 1921).

Ambassadors from the Weimar Republic to the U.S.

Dr. Lang (1921–1922) Chargé d'Affaires
Otto Wiefeldt (1922–1925)
Adolf Georg Otto Freiherr von Maltzan (1925–1927)
Friedrich Wilhelm von Prittwitz und Gaffron (1928- April 14, 1933) (resigned in opposition to Hitler).

Ambassadors from the Third Reich to the U.S.

Hans Luther (1933–1937)
Hans-Heinrich Dieckhoff (1937- November 18, 1938), recalled in response to worsening relations with the U.S. due to Kristallnacht (November 9), and the U.S. recall of its Ambassador (November 15).
Hans Thomsen November 1938- December 11, 1941 Chargé d'Affaires

(diplomatic relations severed due to World War II, December 11, 1941- September 22, 1949)

Ambassadors from the Federal Republic of Germany to the U.S.

Heinrich Krekeler (20 July 1906 - 5 August 2003), (June 1950 - June 1951: Consul General, June 1951 - May 1955: Chargé d'Affaires, May 1955 - January 1958: Ambassador)
Wilhelm Grewe (16 October 1911 - 11 January 2000) (February 1958 - May 1962)
Karl Heinrich Knappstein (15 April 1906 - 6 May 1989) (June 1962 - December 1968)
Rolf Friedemann Pauls (born 26 August 1915) (December 1968 - February 1973)
Berndt von Staden (born 24 June 1919) (February 1973 - November 1979)
Peter Hermes (born 8 August 1922) (November 1979 - July 1984)
Günther van Well (15 October 1922 - 14 August 1993) (July 1984 - October 1987)
Jürgen Ruhfus (*4 August 1930) (November 1987 - August 1992)
Immo Stabreit (*24 January 1933) (August 1992 - January 1995)
Jürgen Chrobog (*28 February 1940) (January 1995 - Juni 2001)
Wolfgang Ischinger (*6 April 1946) (Juni 2001 - March 2006)
Klaus Scharioth (*8 October 1946) (March 2006 - 2011)
Peter Ammon (*23 February 1952) (August 2011 - April 2014)
Peter Wittig (*11 August 1954) (since April 2014)