Ambassador of the United States to East Germany | |
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Inaugural holder | Brandon Grove as Chargé d'Affaires |
Formation | December 9, 1974 |
Abolished | October 2, 1990 |
The United States had diplomatic relations with the nation of East Germany (the German Democratic Republic) from 1974 to 1990. [1]
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.
Name and title | Portrait | Presentation of credentials | Termination of mission |
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John Sherman Cooper, Ambassador | ![]() | December 20, 1974 | September 28, 1976 |
David B. Bolen, Ambassador | ![]() | August 22, 1977 | June 20, 1980 |
Herbert S. Okun, Ambassador | ![]() | August 20, 1980 | January 13, 1983 |
Rozanne L. Ridgway, 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 3, 1990 |
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