United States Ambassador to East Germany
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The United States
had diplomatic relations with the nation of East Germany (the German Democratic Republic) from 1974 to 1990.
Listed below are the head U.S. diplomatic agents to East Germany, their diplomatic rank
, and the effective start and end of their service in East Germany.
Listed on a separate Wikipedia page are the head U.S. diplomatic agents to West Germany and the German predecessor states.
Heads of the U.S. Embassy at East Berlin
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
had diplomatic relations with the nation of East Germany (the German Democratic Republic) from 1974 to 1990.
Listed below are the head U.S. diplomatic agents to East Germany, their diplomatic rank
Diplomatic rank
Diplomatic rank is the system of professional and social rank used in the world of diplomacy and international relations. Over time it has been formalized on an international basis.-Ranks:...
, and the effective start and end of their service in East Germany.
Listed on a separate Wikipedia page are the head U.S. diplomatic agents to West Germany and the German predecessor states.
Heads of the U.S. Embassy at East BerlinEast BerlinEast Berlin was the name given to the eastern part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990. It consisted of the Soviet sector of Berlin that was established in 1945. The American, British and French sectors became West Berlin, a part strongly associated with West Germany but a free city...
(1974-1990)
| Name and Title | Presentation of Credentials |
Termination of Mission |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Grove Brandon Grove Brandon Hambright Grove, Jr. is a former first United States Ambassador to German Democratic Republic or GDR and Congo-Kinshasa and serves on the Board of directors of the American Academy of Diplomacy.... , Chargé d'Affaires |
December 9, 1974 | December 20, 1974 |
| John Sherman Cooper, Ambassador | December 20, 1974 | September 28, 1976 |
| David B. Bolen, Ambassador | August 22, 1977 | June 20, 1980 |
| Herbert S. Okun Herbert S. Okun Herbert Stuart Okun was a United States Ambassador to East Germany and the Deputy U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations... , Ambassador |
August 20, 1980 | January 13, 1983 |
| Rozanne L. Ridgway Rozanne L. Ridgway Rozanne L. Ridgway served 32 years with the U.S. State Department, holding several posts, including ambassador to Finland and to East Germany, and finished her career as Assistant Secretary of State for European and Canadian Affairs... , Ambassador |
January 26, 1983 | July 13, 1985 |
| Francis J. Meehan, Ambassador | September 16, 1985 | November 30, 1988 |
| Richard Clark Barkley, Ambassador | December 19, 1988 | October 2, 1990 |