List of German Ambassadors to China

Ambassador of Germany to China
Incumbent
Michael Clauss

since 30 August 2013
Style His Excellency
Appointer Joachim Gauck
Inaugural holder Max von Brandt
Formation 1873
Website German Embassy Beijing

The Ambassador of Germany to China is an officer of the German Foreign Office and the head of the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany to the People's Republic of China. The position has the rank and status of an Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and is currently held by Michael Clauss. The Federal Republic of Germany and the PRC have enjoyed diplomatic relations since 1972, while the German Democratic Republic had relations with the PRC from 25 October 1949. Unofficial representation to Taiwan has been undertaken by the German Institute Taipei since 2000.

Office holders

German Ministers to China, 1873–1931

IncumbentStart of TermEnd of Term
Max von Brandt18731893
Gustav Freiherr Schenck zu Schweinsberg18931896
Edmund Friedrich Gustav von Heyking18961899
Clemens von Ketteler18991900
Alfons Mumm von Schwarzenstein19001905
Arthur von Rex19061911
Elmershaus von Haxthausen19111914
Emil Krebs (Chargé d'Affaires)February 1914March 1914
Paul von Hintze19141917
Relations severed on China's entry in the First World War.
Herbert von Borch19281931

Ambassadors of Germany to China, 1931–1945

IncumbentStart of TermEnd of Term
Oskar Trautmann19311938
Ambassador recalled on outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War.
Recognition transferred to Reorganized National Government.
Heinrich Georg Stahmer19411942
Ernst Wörmann 19431945

Ambassadors of the Federal Republic of Germany

IncumbentStart of TermEnd of Term
Heinrich Carl Franz Röhreke (Chargé d'Affaires)19721973
Rolf Friedemann Pauls19731976
Erwin Wickert19761980
Per Fischer19801987
Hannspeter Hellbeck19871992
Armin Freitag19921995
Konrad Seitz19951999
Hans-Christian Ueberschaer19992001
Joachim Broudré-Gröger20012004
Volker Stanzel20042007
Michael Schaefer20072013
Michael Clauss30 August 2013present

Ambassadors of the German Democratic Republic, 1949–1990

IncumbentStart of TermEnd of Term
Johannes König19501955
Richard Gyptner 19551958
Paul Wandel 19581961
Josef Hegen 19611964
Günter Kohrt19641966
Martin Bierbach 19661969
Gustav Hertzfeldt 19691973
Johann Wittik 19731976
Helmut Liebermann19761982
Rolf Berthold19823 October 1990

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