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German Democratic Republic

Note: The Embassy in Berlin was established Dec 9, 1974, with Brandon H. Grove, Jr., as Charg? d'Affaires ad interim.

Name: John Sherman Cooper
State of Residency: Kentucky
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Sep 19, 1974
Presentation of Credentials: Dec 20, 1974
Termination of Mission: Left post, Sep 28, 1976

Name: David B. Bolen
State of Residency: Colorado
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jul 29, 1977
Presentation of Credentials: Aug 22, 1977
Termination of Mission: Left post, Jun 20, 1980

Name: Herbert Stuart Okun
State of Residency: Maryland
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jun 30, 1980
Presentation of Credentials: Aug 20, 1980
Termination of Mission: Left post, Jan 13, 1983

Name: Rozanne L. Ridgway
State of Residency: District of Columbia
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Sep 23, 1982
Presentation of Credentials: Jan 26, 1983
Termination of Mission: Left post, Jul 13, 1985

Name: Francis J. Meehan
State of Residency: Virginia
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Aug 1, 1985
Presentation of Credentials: Sep 16, 1985
Termination of Mission: Left post, Nov 30, 1988

Name: Richard Clark Barkley
State of Residency: Michigan
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Oct 17, 1988
Presentation of Credentials: Dec 19, 1988
Termination of Mission: Embassy Berlin was closed at midnight, Oct 2, 1990.

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