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Ambassador of the United States to Germany
US Department of State official seal.svg
Seal of the United States Department of State
Amy Gutmann, U.S. Ambassador 3.jpg
Incumbent
Amy Gutmann

since February 17, 2022
Nominator The President of the United States
Appointer The President
with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural holder John Quincy Adams (as Minister)
Formation 1797
Website U.S. Embassy – Berlin

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

Prior to 1835, the United States and Prussia recognized one another but did not exchange representatives, except for a brief period when John Quincy Adams was accredited to the Prussian court from 1797 to 1801.

President Joe Biden nominated then University of Pennsylvania president and political philosopher Amy Gutmann for the position on July 2, 2021; by a vote of 54-42, she was confirmed by the Senate on February 8, 2022. She presented her credentials to the German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on February 17, 2022.

List of United States ambassadors to Germany

This is a list of the chief U.S. diplomatic agents to Prussia, Germany, and West Germany (the Federal Republic of Germany), their diplomatic rank, and the effective start and end of their service in Germany.

Heads of the U.S. Legation at Berlin (1797–1801)

Name and title Portrait Presentation of credentials Termination of mission
John Quincy Adams, Minister John Singleton Copley - John Quincy Adams - 17.1077 - Museum of Fine Arts.jpg December 5, 1797 May 5, 1801

Heads of the U.S. Legation at Berlin (1835–1848)

Name and title Portrait Presentation of credentials Termination of mission
Henry Wheaton, Chargé d'Affaires Henry Wheaton.jpg June 9, 1835 September 29, 1837
Henry Wheaton, Envoy Henry Wheaton.jpg September 29, 1837 July 18, 1846
Andrew Jackson Donelson, Envoy Andrew J. Donelson portrait.jpg July 18, 1846 September 13, 1848

Heads of the U.S. Legation at Frankfurt (1848–1849)

Name and title Portrait Presentation of credentials Termination of mission
Andrew Jackson Donelson, Envoy Andrew J. Donelson portrait.jpg September 13, 1848 November 2, 1849

Heads of the U.S. Legation at Berlin (1849–1893)

Name and title Portrait Presentation of credentials Termination of mission
Edward A. Hannegan, Envoy EdwardHannegan.jpg June 30, 1849 January 13, 1850
Daniel D. Barnard, Envoy D. D. Barnard.jpg December 10, 1850 September 21, 1853
Peter D. Vroom, Envoy PeterDumontVroom.jpg November 4, 1853 August 10, 1857
Joseph A. Wright, Envoy Joseph A Wright Portrait.jpg September 3, 1857 July 1, 1861
Norman B. Judd, Envoy NormanBJudd.jpg July 1, 1861 September 3, 1865
Joseph A. Wright, Envoy Joseph A Wright Portrait.jpg September 3, 1865 May 11, 1867
George Bancroft, Envoy George Bancroft United States Secretary of Navy c. 1860.jpg August 28, 1867 June 30, 1874
J. C. Bancroft Davis, Envoy Bancroft Davis.png August 28, 1874 September 26, 1877
Bayard Taylor, Envoy Bayard Taylor.jpg May 7, 1878 December 19, 1878
Andrew D. White, Envoy Andrew Dickson White 1885.jpg June 19, 1879 August 15, 1881
Aaron A. Sargent, Envoy Aaron Augustus Sargent - Brady-Handy.jpg May 18, 1882 June 6, 1884
John A. Kasson, Envoy JAKasson.jpg September 10, 1884 June 21, 1885
George H. Pendleton, Envoy GeorgeHPendleton.png June 21, 1885 April 25, 1889
William Walter Phelps, Envoy William Walter Phelps - Brady-Handy.jpg September 26, 1889 June 4, 1893
Theodore Runyon, Envoy Theodore Runyon cph.3a03195.jpg June 4, 1893 October 26, 1893

Heads of the U.S. Embassy at Berlin (1893–1917)

Name and title Portrait Presentation of credentials Termination of mission
Theodore Runyon, Ambassador Theodore Runyon cph.3a03195.jpg October 26, 1893 January 27, 1896
Edwin F. Uhl, Ambassador Edwin F. Uhl.jpg May 3, 1896 June 8, 1897
Andrew D. White, Ambassador Andrew Dickson White 1885.jpg June 12, 1897 November 27, 1902
Charlemagne Tower, Ambassador CTower.jpg December 19, 1902 June 8, 1908
David Jayne Hill, Ambassador Ambassador David Jayne Hill by Anders Zorn (1860-1920).jpg June 14, 1908 September 2, 1911
John G. A. Leishman, Ambassador John George Alexander Leishman.jpg October 24, 1911 October 4, 1913
James W. Gerard, Ambassador JamesWGerard.jpg October 29, 1913 February 5, 1917

Heads of the U.S. Embassy at Berlin (1921–1941)

Name and title Portrait Presentation of credentials Termination of mission
Ellis Loring Dresel, Chargé d'Affaires Ellis Loring Dresel cropped.jpg December 10, 1921 April 18, 1922
Alanson B. Houghton, Ambassador AlansonBHoughton.jpg April 22, 1922 February 21, 1925
Jacob Gould Schurman, Ambassador June 1925 photo, Bundesarchiv Bild 102-09830, Jacob Gould Schurman (cropped).jpg June 29, 1925 January 21, 1930
Frederic M. Sackett, Ambassador Senator-Elect Frederick M. Sackett of Kentucky, December 11, 1924.jpg February 12, 1930 March 24, 1933
William E. Dodd, Ambassador William Dodd (US Ambassador to Germany).jpg August 30, 1933 December 29, 1937
Hugh R. Wilson, Ambassador Wilson, Hugh Robert, 1885-1946.jpg March 3, 1938 November 16, 1938
Alexander C. Kirk, Chargé d'Affaires AlexanderComstockKirk.jpg May 1939 October 1940
Leland B. Morris, Chargé d'Affaires Leleand B. Morris.jpg October 1940 December 11, 1941

Heads of the U.S. Embassy at Bonn (1955–1999)

Name and title Portrait Presentation of credentials Termination of mission
James B. Conant, Ambassador James B Conant 1948 cropped.jpg May 14, 1955 February 19, 1957
David K. E. Bruce, Ambassador David K. E. Bruce.jpg April 17, 1957 October 29, 1959
Walter C. Dowling, Ambassador December 3, 1959 April 21, 1963
George C. McGhee, Ambassador Portrait of George C. McGhee.jpg May 18, 1963 May 21, 1968
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge II.jpg May 27, 1968 January 14, 1969
Kenneth Rush, Ambassador Kenneth-Rush-1977.jpg July 22, 1969 February 20, 1972
Martin J. Hillenbrand, Ambassador Martin J. Hillenbrand (US diplomat).jpg June 27, 1972 October 18, 1976
Walter J. Stoessel Jr., Ambassador Walter J. Stoessel, Jr.jpg October 27, 1976 January 5, 1981
Arthur F. Burns, Ambassador ArthurBurns USArmyPhoto 1955.jpg June 30, 1981 May 16, 1985
Richard R. Burt, Ambassador Msc2012 20120204 609 Burt Frank Plitt.jpg September 16, 1985 February 17, 1989
Vernon A. Walters, Ambassador Ambassador Vernon A. Walters.jpg April 24, 1989 August 18, 1991
Robert Michael Kimmitt, Ambassador Robert Kimmitt, official Treasury photo.jpg September 5, 1991 August 28, 1993
Richard Holbrooke, Ambassador Richard Holbrooke.jpg October 19, 1993 September 12, 1994
Charles E. Redman, Ambassador Charles E. Redman 1994 (cropped).jpg October 31, 1994 June 17, 1996
James D. Bindenagel, Chargé d'Affaires Ambassador J.D. Bindenagel (cropped).jpg June 17, 1996 September 10, 1997
John C. Kornblum, Ambassador Meeting during the 35th Munich Security Conference (cropped).jpg September 10, 1997 July 7, 1999

Heads of the U.S. Embassy at Berlin (1999–present)

Name and title Portrait Presentation of
credentials
Termination of
mission
John C. Kornblum, Ambassador Meeting during the 35th Munich Security Conference (cropped).jpg July 7, 1999 January 16, 2001
Daniel R. Coats, Ambassador Daniel Coats.jpg September 12, 2001 February 25, 2005
William R. Timken, Ambassador William R Timken.jpg September 2, 2005 December 5, 2008
John M. Koenig, Chargé d'Affaires Ambassador John Koenig.jpg December 6, 2008 September 2, 2009
Philip D. Murphy, Ambassador Philip D. Murphy.jpg September 3, 2009 August 26, 2013
John B. Emerson, Ambassador John B. Emerson.jpg August 26, 2013 January 20, 2017
Kent Logsdon, Chargé d'Affaires Kent D. Logsdon.jpg January 20, 2017 May 8, 2018
Richard Grenell, Ambassador Richard Grenell official photo.jpg May 8, 2018 June 1, 2020
Robin Quinville, Chargé d'Affaires Robin S. Quinville.jpg June 1, 2020 July 1, 2021
Woodward Clark Price, Chargé d'Affaires Woodward Clark Price.jpg July 1, 2021 February 17, 2022
Amy Gutmann, Ambassador Amy Gutmann, U.S. Ambassador 3.jpg February 17, 2022 Incumbent

See also

  • List of ambassadors of the United States to East Germany
  • Embassy of Germany, Washington, D.C.
  • Embassy of the United States, Berlin
  • Germany–United States relations
  • Foreign relations of Germany
  • Ambassadors of the United States
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