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Note: During the period 1938-1941 each of the following served as Chargé d’Affaires ad interim: Alexander C. Kirk (May 1939-Oct 1940) and Leland B. Morris (Oct 1940-Dec 1941). Morris was serving as Chargé d’Affaires ad interim when Germany declared war on the United Staes Dec 11, 1941.

Name: James B. Conant
State of Residency: Massachusetts
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: May 9, 1955
Presentation of Credentials: May 14, 1955
Termination of Mission: Left post, Feb 19, 1957
Note: Commissioned to the Federal Republic of Germany. The Embassy in Germany had been reestablished May 5, 1955, with Ambassador-designate Conant (who had been serving as High Commissioner) in charge except for a brief temporary absence pending confirmation of his nomination, commission, and presentation of his letter of credence.

Name: David K.E. Bruce
State of Residency: Maryland
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Mar 14, 1957
Presentation of Credentials: Apr 17, 1957
Termination of Mission: Left post, Oct 29, 1959
Note: Commissioned to the Federal Republic of Germany.

Name: Walter C. Dowling
State of Residency: Georgia
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Nov 7, 1959
Presentation of Credentials: Dec 3, 1959
Termination of Mission: Relinquished charge, Apr 21, 1963
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation, on Jan 21, 1960. Commissioned to the Federal Republic of Germany.

Name: George C. McGhee
State of Residency: Texas
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Apr 25, 1963
Presentation of Credentials: May 18, 1963
Termination of Mission: Left post, May 21, 1968
Note: Commissioned to the Federal Republic of Germany.

Name: Henry Cabot Lodge
State of Residency: Massachusetts
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Apr 22, 1968
Presentation of Credentials: May 27, 1968
Termination of Mission: Left post, Jan 14, 1969
Note: Commissioned to the Federal Republic of Germany.

Name: Kenneth Rush
State of Residency: New York
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jul 8, 1969
Presentation of Credentials: Jul 22, 1969
Termination of Mission: Left post, Feb 20, 1972
Note: Commissioned to the Federal Republic of Germany.

Name: Martin J. Hillenbrand
State of Residency: Illinois
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: May 1, 1972
Presentation of Credentials: Jun 27, 1972
Termination of Mission: Left post, Oct 18, 1976
Note: Commissioned to the Federal Republic of Germany.

Name: Walter J. Stoessel, Jr.
State of Residency: California
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Sep 16, 1976
Presentation of Credentials: Oct 27, 1976
Termination of Mission: Left post, Jan 5, 1981
Note: Commissioned to the Federal Republic of Germany.

Name: Arthur F. Burns
State of Residency: District of Columbia
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jun 26, 1981
Presentation of Credentials: Jun 30, 1981
Termination of Mission: Left post, May 16, 1985
Note: Commissioned to the Federal Republic of Germany.

Name: Richard R. Burt
State of Residency: District of Columbia
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jul 18, 1985
Presentation of Credentials: Sep 16, 1985
Termination of Mission: Left post, Feb 17, 1989

Name: Vernon A. Walters
State of Residency: Florida
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Apr 14, 1989
Presentation of Credentials: Apr 24, 1989
Termination of Mission: Left post, Aug 18, 1991

Name: Robert Michael Kimmitt
State of Residency: Virginia
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Aug 2, 1991
Presentation of Credentials: Sept 5, 1991
Termination of Mission: Left post, Aug 28, 1993

Name: Richard Holbrooke
State of Residency: New York
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Sep 16, 1993
Presentation of Credentials: Oct 19, 1993
Termination of Mission: Left post, Sept 12, 1994

Name: Charles E. Redman
State of Residency: Florida
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Sep 24, 1994
Presentation of Credentials: Oct 31, 1994
Termination of Mission: Left post, Jun 17, 1996

Note:  J. D. Bindenagel served as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim, Jun 1996-Sep 1997.

Name: John C. Kornblum
State of Residency: Michigan
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Aug 1, 1997
Presentation of Credentials: Sep 10, 1997
Termination of Mission: Relinquished charge Jan 16, 2001

Note: The U.S. Office Bonn (Embassy Bonn until Jul 7, 1999) was closed Apr 3, 2000.

Name: A. Elizabeth Jones
State of Residency: Maryland
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Note: Nomination of Feb 22, 2000 was not acted upon by the Senate.

Name: Daniel R. Coats
State of Residency: Indiana
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Aug 7, 2001
Presentation of Credentials: Sep 12, 2001
Termination of Mission: