List of German ambassadors in Algeria

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As early as 1898, the German Empire had a consulate general in what was then the French colony of Algeria . However, the Consulate General in Algiers was closed from 1914 to 1926 and from 1939 to 1956 because of the two world wars and in the post-war period.

The Federal Republic of Germany established a diplomatic mission in Algeria even before it gained official independence. This was opened on April 24, 1956 as Consulate General in Algiers . On October 1, 1962, almost 3 months after the former French department gained independence, the Consulate General was upgraded to an embassy. Due to the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and Israel on May 12, 1965, the Algerian government interrupted diplomatic relations with the Federal Republic. Until the resumption of relations on December 21, 1971, the interests of the Federal Republic of Germany were represented by the Swiss embassy.

The GDR only established official diplomatic relations with Algeria on May 20, 1970. The Hallstein Doctrine was one of the decisive factors for this . But the GDR had had a commercial agency in Algiers since 1963. From 1970 a GDR ambassador to Algeria was officially accredited.

Consuls General of the German Reich in Algiers

Surname Term of office Remarks
Paul von Tischendorff 1898-1907
Emil Baerecke 1907-1914
1914–1926 no diplomatic relations
Erich Windels 1926-1934
Hermann Terdenge 1934-1937
Johannes Erhard Richter 1937-1939
1939–1956 no diplomatic relations

Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Algiers

Surname Term of office Remarks
Heinrich Hendus 1956-1960 Consul General
Siegfried von Nostitz
(* 1905) 		1960–1962 Consul General
Herbert Richter
(* July 30, 1899, † 2001) 		1962-1964 first ambassador
after Algerian
independence
Carl August Zapp
(* 1904; † 1994) 		1964-1965
Gert Strenziok November 3, 1965-21. December 1971 Head of the German staff at the Swiss embassy in Algiers
Gerhard Moltmann
(* 1912; † 1997) 		1972-1977
Michael Jovy
(* 1920; † 1984) 		1977-1979
Gerd Berendonck
(born March 5, 1924) 		1980-1983
Heinz Dröge
(* 1922; † 2005) 		1983-1987
Wilfried Hofmann
(* 1931; † 2020) 		1987-1990
Rudolf Koppenhöfer 1990-1992
Friedrich Reiche 1992-1995
Joachim Broudré-Gröger
(* 1944) 		1996-1998
Steffen Rudolf 1998-2000
Hans-Peter Schiff
(* 1943) 		2000-2003
Wolf Kischlat
(* 1944) 		2003-2005
Johannes Westerhoff
(* 1947) 		2005-2008
Matei Hoffmann
(* 1951) 		2009-2011
Jutta Wolke
(* 1953) 		2011–2012
Götz Lingenthal
(* 1953) 		2012-2016
Michael Zenner 2016-2018
Ulrike Knotz since 2018

Ambassador of the GDR in Algiers

Surname Term of office Remarks
Fritz Stude (* 1914; † 2006) 1963-1964 Envoy, Lt. d. Commercial agency
Karl Lösch 1964-1969 Commercial Council, Lt. d. Commercial agency
Bruno Sedlaczek (* 1928) 1969-1970 Legation Councilor, Lt. d. Commercial agency
Siegfried Kämpf (* 1929; † 2005) 1970-1974 ambassador
Karl-Heinz Vesper (* 1931; † 2006) 1974-1979 ambassador
Edgar Röder (* 1936) 1979-1983 ambassador
Manfred Thiede (* 1936) 1983-1988 ambassador
Gerhard Haida (1937-2014) 1988-1990 ambassador

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Edgar Röder: “Mr. Ambassador, you still have one day”. Writings on international politics

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