German Ambassador to the United States

Ambassador of Germany to the United States Deutscher Botschafter in den Vereinigten Staaten
Incumbent Peter Wittig since April 30, 2014
Residence	Washington, D.C.
Inaugural holder	Kurd von Schlözer
Formation	1871

Germany and the United States have had diplomatic relations since German unification in 1871. Prior to that, the only German states holding diplomatic relations with the U.S. were the Kingdom of Prussia, since 1835, and the three Hanseatic cities of Bremen, Hamburg and Lübeck, since 1853.

Relations were broken twice (1917 to 1921, 1941 to 1955) while Germany and the United States were at war.

diplomatic relations broken off due to World War II, December 11, 1941- September 22, 1949