List of ambassadors of the United States to Germany


The United States has had diplomatic relations with the nation of Germany and its principal predecessor nation, the Kingdom of Prussia, since 1835. These relations were broken twice while Germany and the United States were at war and for a continuation interval afterwards.
Prior to 1835, the United States and Prussia recognized one another but did not exchange representatives, except for a brief period when John Quincy Adams was accredited to the Prussian court from 1797 to 1801.

List of United States ambassadors to Germany

This is a list of the chief U.S. diplomatic agents to Prussia, Germany, and West Germany, their diplomatic rank, and the effective start and end of their service in Germany.

Heads of the U.S. Legation">Embassy of the United States, Berlin">U.S. Legation at [Berlin] (1797–1801)

Heads of the U.S. Legation at Berlin (1835–1848)

Heads of the U.S. Legation at [Frankfurt] (1848–1849)

Heads of the U.S. Legation at Berlin (1849–1893)

Heads of the U.S. Embassy at Berlin (1893–1917)

Heads of the U.S. Embassy at Berlin (1921–1941)

Heads of the U.S. Embassy at [Bonn] (1955–1999)

Heads of the U.S. Embassy at Berlin (1999–present)