Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations

The role of the ambassador and permanent representative of Germany to the United Nations is as the leader of the German delegation to the United Nations in New York City and as head of the Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany to the UN. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and is also the representative of Germany in the United Nations Security Council.

The permanent representative, currently Ricklef Beutin, is charged with representing Germany, both through its non-permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council and also during plenary meetings of the General Assembly, except in the rare situation in which a more senior officer (such as the minister for foreign affairs or the president) is present.

History of representatives The Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) was admitted to the UN as an observer in 1955. The German Democratic Republic (East Germany) was admitted as an observer in 1972. On 18 September 1973 both were admitted as full members by the United Nations General Assembly, following the recommendation of the Security Council by Resolution 335 on 22 June 1973. Through the accession of the German Democratic Republic to the Federal Republic of Germany, it was effective on 3 October 1990.

Office holders Ambassadors of the Federal Republic of Germany IncumbentStart of termEnd of termHans Riesser19521955Felix von Eckardt 19551956Georg von Broich-Oppert 19561958 Carl Werner Dankwort 19581960Karl Heinrich Knappstein 19601962Sigismund Freiherr von Braun 19621968Alexander Böker 19681971 Walter Gehlhoff19711974 Rüdiger Freiherr von Wechmar 19741981Günther van Well19811984Hans Werner Lautenschlager19841987 Alexander Graf York von Wartenburg 19871989 Hans-Otto Bräutigam 19891990 Detlev Graf zu Rantzau 19901995Tono Eitel 19951998Dieter Kastrup 19982001Hanns Heinrich Schumacher (Chargé d'affaires) 20012002Gunter Pleuger 20022006Thomas Matussek20062009Peter Wittig20092014Harald Braun20142017Christoph Heusgen20172021Antje Leendertse20212025Ricklef Beutin2025present

Ambassadors of the German Democratic Republic IncumbentStart of termEnd of termHorst Grunert19721973Peter Florin 19731982Harry Ott 19821988 Siegfried Zachmann 19881990

See also Germany and the United Nations Foreign relations of Germany

References

External links Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations - New York