The list of German ambassadors in Paraguay contains the highest-ranking representatives of the German Empire and the Democratic Republic of Germany in Paraguay. The seat of the embassy is Asunción.
History An embassy was not established in Asunción until 6 May 1922, although diplomatic relations with the Kingdom of Prussia had existed since 1858. Before 1922, the professional consul there acted as chargé d'affaires "for the period when the envoy was not present" (which was almost always the case). The diplomatic representative accredited in Asunción was the envoy in Buenos Aires until 1920 (previously known as the "envoy to the La Plata states"). Paul Goetsch was the first envoy to Montevideo. The charge d'affaires in Asunción was Consul Wolfgang Frank until 14 March 1921 and then Consul Karl Pistor until the opening of the embassy. The consulate in Asunción was not closed during World War I but there was a break off of relations in 1942 during World War II that lasted until 1952.
German Empire Name Image Term Start Term End Notes Paul Goetsch 1920 1922 Envoy Rudolf von Bülow 1922 1933 Envoy Fritz Max Weiss 1933 1934 Envoy Erhard Graf von Wedel 1934 1937 Envoy Hans Büsing 1937 1941 Envoy; died in office on 20 July 1941.
Federal Republic of Germany Name Image Term Start Term End Notes Julius Borgs-Maciejewski 1952 1959 Embassy opened by West Germany in 1954.Eckard Briest 1960 1965 Hubert Krier 1965 1970 Hanns-Christoph Becker von Sothen 1970 1974 Hellmut Hoff 1975 1978 Joseph Engels 1978 1982 Walter L. Groener 1982 1984 Konrad Gracher 1984 1986 Richard Louis 1986 1989 Heinz Schneppen 1989 1993 Joachim Kausch 1993 1997 Josef Rusnak 1997 2001 Peter Kiewitt 2001 2004 Horst-Wolfram Kerll 2004 2007 Dietmar Blaas 2007 2010 Claude Robert Ellner 2010 2014 Johannes Trommer 2014 2016 Claudius Fischbach 2016 2020 Holger Scherf 2020 Present
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