List of ambassadors of Germany to the Philippines

Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Republic of the Philippines Sugo ng Republikang Federal ng Alemanya sa Republika ng Pilipinas Botschafter der Bundesrepublik Deutschland in der Republik der Philippinen
Incumbent Andreas Pfaffernoschke since 7 September 2023
Federal Foreign Office Embassy of Germany, Manila
Style	His Excellency
Reports to	Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs
Seat	Makati City, Metro Manila
Inaugural holder	Friedrich Leopold Freiherr von Fürstenberg
Formation	October 1956
Website	Official website of the German Embassy, Manila

The ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Republic of the Philippines (German : Botschafter der Bundesrepublik Deutschland in der Republik der Philippinen, Filipino : Sugo ng Republikang Federal ng Alemanya sa Republika ng Pilipinas) is the Federal Republic of Germany's foremost diplomatic representative in the Philippines. As head of Germany's diplomatic mission there, the ambassador is the official representative of the president and the government of Germany to the president and the government of the Philippines. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and is based in Makati, Metro Manila.

The German ambassador to the Philippines is also accredited as non-resident ambassador to the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia and Palau. ^[1]

Ambassadors

Name	Image	Term Start	Term End	Notes
Friedrich Leopold Freiherr von Fürstenberg		1956	1963
Günther Schlegelberger		1963	1963
Franz Ferring		1963	1964
Johann Karl von Stechow		1964	1967
Heinrich Röhreke		1967	1969
Jobst von Buddenbrock		1970	1974
Wolfgang Eger		1974	1980
Hildegunde Feilner		1980	1983
Klaus Zeller		1983	1986
Peter Scholz		1986	1994
Karl-Friedrich Gansäuer		1995	1997
Wolfgang Göttelmann		1998	2000	[2]
Herbert Jess		2000	2004
Axel Weishaupt		2004	2007
Christian-Ludwig Weber-Lortsch		2007	2011
Joachim Heidorn		2011	2013
Thomas Ossowski		2014	2016
Gordon Kricke		2016	2019
Anke Reiffenstuel		2019	2023
Andreas Pfaffernoschke [3]		2023	present	Credentials were presented to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on 17 August 2023. [4]

See also

• Philippines–Germany relations

References

1. Amt, Auswärtiges. "German Embassy Manila". manila.diplo.de. Federal Foreign Office . Retrieved 5 February 2024.
2. Hermógenes E. Bacareza: Philippine-German relations: a modern history, 1834–2006. Band 1. UST Pub. House, 2007, S. 233
3. Amt, Auswärtiges. "Ambassador Dr. Andreas Michael Pfaffernoschke". manila.diplo.de. Federal Foreign Office . Retrieved 5 February 2024.
4. Magaluz, Jean (17 August 2023). "Bongbong Marcos wants enhanced ties with Germany on climate change". Philippine Daily Inquirer . Inquirer Group of Companies. Retrieved 2 September 2025.