List of ambassadors of the United States to East Germany

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Ambassador of the United States to East Germany
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Inaugural holder Brandon Grove
as Chargé d'Affaires
FormationDecember 9, 1974
Final holder Richard Clark Barkley
AbolishedOctober 2, 1990

The United States had diplomatic relations with the nation of East Germany (the German Democratic Republic) from 1974 to 1990. [1]

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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.

List of United States ambassadors to East Germany

Heads of the U.S. Embassy at East Berlin (1974–1990)

Name and titlePortraitPresentation of credentialsTermination of mission
John Sherman Cooper, Ambassador JohnShermanCooper.jpg December 20, 1974September 28, 1976
David B. Bolen, Ambassador Bundesarchiv Bild 183-U0904-0302, Berlin, Konsularvertrag DDR-USA (cropped).jpg August 22, 1977June 20, 1980
Herbert S. Okun, Ambassador Bundesarchiv Bild 183-Z0629-039, Berlin, Wahl Honecker, Gratulation (cropped).jpg August 20, 1980January 13, 1983
Rozanne L. Ridgway, Ambassador Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1985-0310-140, Leipzig, Fruhjahrsmesse, Honecker, Ridgway (cropped).jpg January 26, 1983July 13, 1985
Francis J. Meehan, Ambassador Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1985-0917-317, US-Botschafter in der DDR Francis Joseph Meehan.jpg September 16, 1985November 30, 1988
Richard Clark Barkley, Ambassador Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1988-1227-304, US-Botschafter in der DDR Richard Clark Barkley.jpg December 19, 1988October 3, 1990

See also

References

  1. "U.S. State Department list of Chiefs of Mission to the German Democratic Republic". United States Department of State. Retrieved February 17, 2006.