List of ambassadors of Germany to the Philippines

Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Republic of the Philippines
Botschafter der Bundesrepublik Deutschland in der Republik der Philippinen Sugo ng Republikang Pederal ng Alemanya sa Republika ng Pilipinas
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 (FRG) Eberhard Feister (GDR)
Formation	9 February 1956(FRG) 21 September 1973(GDR)
Final holder	Joachim Wittwer (GDR)
Abolished	3 October 1990(GDR)
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 Pederal 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]

List of heads of mission

Ambassadors to West Germany

Name	Image	Term Start	Term End	West German head of State	West German chancellor	Philippine president	Notes
Friedrich Leopold Freiherr von Fürstenberg		1956	1963	Theodor Heuss (as President of West Germany ) Heinrich Lübke	Konrad Adenauer (as Chancellor of West Germany ) Ludwig Erhard	Ramon Magsaysay Carlos P. Garcia Diosdado Macapagal
Günther Schlegelberger		1963	1963	Heinrich Lübke Gustav Heinemann	Ludwig Erhard Kurt Georg Kiesinger Willy Brandt
Franz Ferring		1963	1964
Johann Karl von Stechow		1964	1967			Diosdado Macapagal Ferdinand Marcos
Heinrich Röhreke		1967	1969			Ferdinand Marcos
Jobst von Buddenbrock		1970	1974	Gustav Heinemann Walter Scheel Karl Carstens	Willy Brandt Walter Scheel (acting) Helmut Schmidt
Wolfgang Eger		1974	1980
Hildegunde Feilner		1980	1983	Karl Carstens Richard von Weizsäcker	Helmut Schmidt Helmut Kohl
Klaus Zeller		1983	1986		Helmut Kohl	Ferdinand Marcos Corazon Aquino
Peter Scholz		1986	1990			Corazon Aquino

Ambassadors of East Germany

Name	Image	Term Start	Term End	East German head of State	East German head of government	Philippine president	Notes
Eberhard Feister		1978	1980	Erich Honecker Egon Krenz	Willi Stoph Hans Modrow	Ferdinand Marcos Corazon Aquino	First and only non-resident ambassador; served from the East German embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Kurt Merkel		1981	1986
Eberhard Kunz		1986	1989			Corazon Aquino
Joachim Wittwer		1989	1990	Manfred Gerlach Sabine Bergmann-Pohl	Hans Modrow Lothar de Maizière
Diplomatic relations between East Germany and the Philippines were terminated after the reunification.

Ambassadors of Germany (since the reunification)

Name	Image	Term Start	Term End	German head of State	German chancellor	Philippine president	Notes
Peter Scholz		1990	1994	Richard von Weizsäcker (later as President of the reunified Federal Republic of Germany ) Roman Herzog	Helmut Kohl (later as Chancellor of the reunified Federal Republic of Germany )	Corazon Aquino Fidel V. Ramos	First ambassador of the newly reunified Germany to the Philippines.
Karl-Friedrich Gansäuer		1995	1997	Roman Herzog Johannes Rau	Helmut Kohl Gerhard Schröder	Fidel V. Ramos Joseph Estrada
Wolfgang Göttelmann		1998	2000				[2]
Herbert Jess		2000	2004		Gerhard Schröder Angela Merkel	Joseph Estrada Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Axel Weishaupt		2004	2007	Horst Köhler	Angela Merkel	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Benigno Aquino III
Christian-Ludwig Weber-Lortsch		2007	2011	Horst Köhler Jens Böhrnsen (acting) Christian Wulff
Joachim Heidorn		2011	2013	Christian Wulff Horst Seehofer (acting) Joachim Gauck		Benigno Aquino III Rodrigo Duterte	Credentials were presented to President Benigno Aquino III on 4 October 2011. [3]
Thomas Ossowski		2014	2016				Credentials were presented to President Benigno Aquino III on 8 April 2014. [4]
Gordon Kricke		2016	2019	Joachim Gauck Frank-Walter Steinmeier		Rodrigo Duterte Bongbong Marcos
Anke Reiffenstuel		2019	2023	Frank-Walter Steinmeier	Angela Merkel Olaf Scholz		Credentials were presented to President Rodrigo Duterte on 20 August 2019. [5]
Andreas Pfaffernoschke [6]		2023	present		Olaf Scholz Friedrich Merz	Bongbong Marcos	Credentials were presented to President Bongbong Marcos on 17 August 2023. [7]

See also

• Philippines–Germany relations
• List of ambassadors of the Philippines to Germany

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. "PHL, Germany want better ties". The Philippine Star . 6 October 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
4. Calica, Aurea (8 April 2014). "6 new envoys present credentials". The Philippine Star . Retrieved 8 September 2025.
5. Romero, Alexis (22 August 2019). "Duterte accepts credentials of 6 envoys". The Philippine Star . Retrieved 8 September 2025.
6. Amt, Auswärtiges. "Ambassador Dr. Andreas Michael Pfaffernoschke". manila.diplo.de. Federal Foreign Office . Retrieved 5 February 2024.
7. 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.