Embassy of Germany, Washington, D.C.

German Embassy in Washington, D.C.
chancery of the German embassy in Washington, D.C.
Location	Washington, D.C.
Address	4645 Reservoir Road NW
Ambassador	Peter Wittig
Jurisdiction	United States
Website	www.germany.info/Vertretung/usa/en/01__Embassy/Washington/__Home.html

The German Embassy in Washington, D.C. is the Federal Republic of Germany's diplomatic mission to the United States. Its chancery, designed by Egon Eiermann and opened in 1964, is located in northwest Washington, D.C. As of 2016, the German ambassador to the United States is Peter Wittig.

Germany and the United States first established diplomatic relations in 1871, the year of the establishment of the German Empire.

In 1894 the German embassy occupied a new chancery at 1435 Massachusetts Avenue. That building, constructed in 1873 as a private residence on a design by Adolf Cluss, was subsequently expanded to include 70 rooms, and would be occupied by Germany – with wartime interruptions – for nearly 50 years. The opening of the embassy was marked by a formal ball attended by 500 members of the Washington diplomatic corps, along with several members of the United States Congress and Chief Justice of the United States Melville Fuller. Music was provided by a detachment of the United States Marine Band. In this early period the embassy also hosted the return visit of President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt to Prince Henry of Prussia during the prince's official visit to the United States in 1902.

During the years prior to American entry into World War I, Franz von Papen was posted at the embassy as a military attache, though was ultimately declared persona non grata by the U.S. government as a result of suspected espionage. In February 1917 the United States terminated diplomatic relations with Germany. Staff of the embassy were returned their passports by the U.S. government and departed for Germany shortly thereafter.