List of ambassadors of the Philippines to Germany
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Reports toDepartment of Foreign Affairs
NominatorSecretary of Foreign Affairs
| Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to the Federal Republic of Germany | |
|---|---|
| Sugo ng Republika ng Pilipinas sa Republikang Pederal ng Alemanya Botschafter der Republik der Philippinen in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland | |
 Seal of the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines | |
| Department of Foreign Affairs Embassy of the Philippines, Berlin | |
| Style | Her Excellency |
| Reports to | Department of Foreign Affairs |
| Seat | Berlin, Germany |
| Nominator | Secretary of Foreign Affairs |
| Appointer | |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Inaugural holder | Jose D. Ingles[2] |
| Formation | 8 October 1954 |
| Website | Philippine Embassy, Berlin |
The ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to the Federal Republic of Germany (Filipino: Sugo ng Republika ng Pilipinas sa Republikang Pederal ng Alemanya; German: Botschafter der Republik der Philippinen in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland) is the Republic of the Philippines' foremost diplomatic representative in the Federal Republic of Germany. As head of the Philippines' diplomatic mission there, the ambassador is the official representative of the president and the government of the Philippines to the president and government of Germany. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and is based at the embassy located in Berlin.
| Head of mission | Tenure | German head of State | German chancellor | Philippine president | Note(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Maria Guerrero III | 1952 – 1956 | Theodor Heuss (as President of West Germany) | Konrad Adenauer (as Chancellor of West Germany) | Elpidio Quirino Ramon Magsaysay |
Non-resident envoy, accredited from the Philippine Embassy in London. | ||
| Jose D. Ingles | 1956 – 1963 | Theodor Heuss Heinrich Lübke |
Konrad Adenauer Ludwig Erhard |
Ramon Magsaysay Carlos P. Garcia Diosdado Macapagal | |||
| Melchor Aquino | 1963 – 1966 | Ludwig Erhard Kurt Georg Kiesinger |
Diosdado Macapagal Ferdinand Marcos |
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| Emilio Bejasa | 1966 – 1968 | Ferdinand Marcos | |||||
| Pedro Ramirez | 1968 – 1970 | Heinrich Lübke Gustav Heinemann |
Kurt Georg Kiesinger Willy Brandt |
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| Jose V. Cruz | 1970 – 1972 | ||||||
| Mauro Calingo | 1972 – 1977 | Gustav Heinemann Walter Scheel |
Willy Brandt Walter Scheel (acting) Helmut Schmidt | ||||
| Gregorio Abad | 1977 – 1984 | Walter Scheel Karl Carstens |
Helmut Schmidt Helmut Kohl | ||||
| Ramon V. Del Rosario | 1984 – 1986 | Karl Carstens Richard von Weizsäcker |
Helmut Kohl (later as Chancellor of the reunified Federal Republic of Germany) | ||||
| Augusto Caesar Espiritu | 1986 – 1989 | Richard von Weizsäcker (later as President of the reunified Federal Republic of Germany) | Ferdinand Marcos Corazon Aquino | ||||
| Bienvenido Tan | 1989 – 1994 | Corazon Aquino Fidel V. Ramos | |||||
| Francisco V. Del Rosario | 1994 – 1996 | Richard von Weizsäcker Roman Herzog |
Fidel V. Ramos Joseph Estrada | ||||
| Romeo A. Arguelles | 1996 – 1999 | Roman Herzog Johannes Rau |
Helmut Kohl Gerhard Schröder | ||||
| Jose Abeto Zaide | 1999 – 2003 | Gerhard Schröder | Joseph Estrada Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
First resident ambassador to reside in Berlin, after the embassy was moved there from Bonn.[3] | |||
| Minerva Jean A. Falcon | 2004 – 2005 | Johannes Rau Horst Köhler |
Gerhard Schröder Angela Merkel |
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Benigno Aquino III | |||
| Delia D. Albert | 2005 – 2010 | Horst Köhler Jens Böhrnsen (acting) Christian Wulff |
Angela Merkel | ||||
| Maria Cleofe Natividad | 2011 – 2014 | Christian Wulff Horst Seehofer (acting) Joachim Gauck |
Benigno Aquino III Rodrigo Duterte | ||||
| Melita S. Sta. Maria-Thomeczek | 2015 – 2018 | Joachim Gauck Frank-Walter Steinmeier |
Appointed to the position on 6 June 2014 by Pres. Benigno Aquino III, and then confirmed by the Commission on Appointments less than a month later.[4][5] Credentials were presented on 4 March 2015.[6] | ||||
| Ma. Theresa Dizon-De Vega | 2019 – 2021 | Frank-Walter Steinmeier | Angela Merkel Olaf Scholz |
Rodrigo Duterte | Credentials were presented on 12 June 2019.[7] | ||
| Irene Susan B. Natividad | 2022 – 2025 | Olaf Scholz Friedrich Merz |
Bongbong Marcos | Appointed to the position on 22 November 2022 by Pres. Bongbong Marcos, and then confirmed by the Commission on Appointments less than a month later.[8] Credentials were presented on 16 May 2023.[9] | |||
| Maria Teresa T. Almojuela | 2026 – present | Friedrich Merz | Appointed to the position on 2 June 2025 by Pres. Bongbong Marcos,[10] and then confirmed by the Commission on Appointments two days later.[11] Credentials were presented on 6 March 2026.[1] | ||||
| Source: Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines, Berlin[2] | |||||||
