List of German ambassadors in East Timor

Germany (green) and East Timor (orange)

East Timor (officially Timor-Leste ) declared independence on May 20, 2002 after three years of administration by the United Nations . The country was then recognized by the Federal Republic of Germany as a sovereign state. Both countries established diplomatic relations.

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→ Main article : German-East Timorese relations

Germany does not have its own embassy in Dili , the capital of East Timor. The German ambassador to Indonesia is double accredited for the country . The Embassy of Portugal will take care of local German citizens . East Timor has an honorary consulate in Berlin .

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GTZ emblem in East Timor

Surname	Term of office
Gerhard Fulda	2002-2004
Joachim Broudré-Gröger	2004-2006
Paul Hermann von Maltzahn	2006-2009
Norbert Baas	2009–2012
Georg Witschel	2012-2016
Michael Freiherr von Ungern-Sternberg	2016-2018
Peter Schoof	since 2018

Web links

• Foreign Office: Relations between Germany and Timor-Leste