List of German ambassadors in Lesotho
The Federal Republic of Germany is currently only represented diplomatically by an honorary consul in Lesotho's capital Maseru . There is no local embassy. The German embassy in Pretoria , South Africa, is responsible for Lesotho .
The German Empire also looked after the British colony of Basutoland from the legation in Pretoria .
The Federal Republic of Germany established an embassy in Lesotho on February 15, 1968, around one and a half years after gaining official independence on October 4, 1966, in Maseru. After internal political tensions and the declaration of a state of emergency, the Federal Republic closed its embassy on June 30, 1971. It reopened on October 10, 1977 and closed again in late 1994. Since then there is only one German honorary consulate in Lesotho.
The GDR did not establish official diplomatic relations with Lesotho until March 22, 1976. However, no embassy was opened in Maseru. First the respective GDR ambassador in Lusaka , Zambia, received a second accreditation for Lesotho. From 1986 the GDR ambassador in Maputo , Mozambique, was responsible for Lesotho.
Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Maseru
| Surname | Term of office |
|---|---|
| Karl-Heinz Wever | 1968-1971 |
| Joseph Regenhardt | 1977-1980 |
| Gerd Schaar | 1981-1983 |
| Hans-Henning Wolter | 1983-1987 |
| Hans-Günter Gnodtke | 1987-1989 |
| Mark-Ulrich von Schweinitz | 1989-1992 |
| Wolfgang Moser | 1992-1994 |
Responsible ambassador of the GDR for Lesotho
| Surname | Term of office | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Gerhard Stein | 1977-1979 | second accredited from Lusaka / Zambia |
| Horst Koehler | 1979-1984 | second accredited from Lusaka / Zambia |
| Helmut Matthes | 1986-1988 | second accredited from Maputo / Mozambique |
| Günther Fritsch | 1989-1990 | second accredited from Maputo / Mozambique |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Facts from the German Embassy in South Africa on German-Lesothic relations ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed December 19, 2013
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- Tobias C. Bringmann : Handbuch der Diplomatie 1815-1965 , 1st edition 2001, ISBN 9783598114311
- Foreign Office, 40 years of foreign policy in the FRG. A documentation. 1989, ISBN 3879593795
- Siegfried Bock, Ingrid Muth, Hermann Schwiesau: GDR foreign policy: An overview. Data, facts, people. 1st edition 2010, ISBN 9783643105592
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