List of German ambassadors in Bulgaria
This list of German ambassadors in Bulgaria is made up of the ambassadors , or the most senior envoys and diplomats, who represented and represent the German Reich , later the German Democratic Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany in Bulgaria in the 20th and 21st centuries .
The first embassy relations between Bulgaria and the German Empire were established on July 12, 1879. In 1944 the embassy was closed with the Soviet occupation. In the now communist Bulgaria, the Federal Republic of Germany initially renounced diplomatic liaison and, due to economic considerations, set up a commercial agency in 1964, which became a full embassy from 1973 onwards. Diplomatic relations between Bulgaria and the German Democratic Republic had existed since October 17, 1949.
The embassy is based in Sofia .
ambassador
German Empire
| Surname | Term of office | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Gisbert von Romberg | 1905-1910 | Consul, envoy from 1907 |
| Claus von Below-Saleske | 1910-1912 | Envoy |
| Gustav Michahelles | 1913-1916 | Envoy |
| Alfred von Oberndorff | 1916-1918 | Envoy |
| Josef Mertens | 1920-1923 | Chargé d'affaires, envoy from 1922 |
| Eugene Rümelin | 1923-1939 | |
| Herbert von Richthofen | 1939-1941 | |
| Adolf Beckerle | 1941-1944 |
German Democratic Republic
| Surname | Term of office | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Aenne Kundermann | 1950-1951 | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Head of the Diplomatic Mission |
| Egon Dreger | 1953-1955 | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Head of the Diplomatic Mission |
| Oskar Fischer | 1955-1959 | |
| Rudolf Jahn | 1959-1963 | |
| Johannes Keusch | 1963-1970 | |
| Werner Wenning | 1970-1975 | |
| Manfred Schmidt | 1975-1981 | |
| Gerhard Reinert | 1981-1983 | |
| Egon Rommel | 1983-1990 |
Federal Republic of Germany
| Surname | Term of office | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Heinz Hermann | 1964-1969 | Head of commercial agency |
| Rolf von Keizer | 1970-1973 | Head of commercial agency |
| Fritz Menne | 1973-1976 | Head of the commercial agency, from 1974 ambassador |
| Heinz Dietrich Stoecker | 1976-1979 | |
| Harald Heimsoeth | 1979-1981 | |
| Joseph J. Thomas | 1982-1985 | |
| Hans Alfred Steger | 1985-1987 | |
| Karl Walter Lewalter | 1987-1991 | |
| Christel Steffler | 1991-1995 | |
| Peter Metzger | 1995-1999 | |
| Ursula Seiler-Albring | 1999-2003 | |
| Harald Kindermann | 2003-2006 | |
| Michael Geier | 2006-2009 | |
| Matthias Martin Höpfner | 2009-2014 | |
| Detlef Lingemann | 2014-2017 | |
| Herbert Salber | 2017-2019 | |
| Christoph Eichhorn | since 2019 |
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