Embassy of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, Berlin

Contents

The Embassy of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta in Germany represents the permanent diplomatic mission of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta in the Federal Republic of Germany. The chancery is located at Lüdgeweg 1, Berlin-Charlottenburg, Germany.

History

A representation opened in October 2001, under ambassador Augustin Freiherr d'Aboville.[1] Diplomatic relations were later officially established on 15 December 2017.[2] Germany is represented to Sovereign Military Order of Malta through its Embassy to the Holy See.[3]

List of representatives

AmbassadorStart timeEnd timeGrand MasterNotes
2001: Representative mission opened
Augustin Freiherr d'AbovilleOctober 20012017?Andrew BertieAs official delegate.
2017: Formal establishment of diplomatic relations
Maciej Heydel20182023Giacomo dalla TorreFormer State Secretary in the Polish Ministry of Finance. Accredited on January 8, 2018.[4]
Vinciane Gräfin von Westphalen2023IncumbentJohn T. DunlapBorn in Paris on May 30, 1968.[5][6] Accredited on October 25, 2023.[7]

References

  1. 1."Offizielle Vertretung des Souveränen Malteser Ritterordens". www.berlin.de. March 7, 2015. Archived from the original on October 25, 2019. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  2. 2."Official Visit of the German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel, for the opening of diplomatic relations between Germany and the Order of Malta". Orderofmalta.int. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  3. 3."Diplomatische Beziehungen zum Malteserorden (in German only)". Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Holy See. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  4. 4."Erster Malteser-Botschafter beim Bundespräsidenten". katholisch.de. 2018-01-08. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
  5. 5."H.E. Vinciane Jeanne Marie-Joyeuse d'Harcourt ép. von Westphalen". Diplomatisches Magazin. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
  6. 6."Die Botschafterin". Botschaft des Souveränen Malteserordens in Deutschland. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
  7. 7."Die neue Botschafterin des Malteserordens in Deutschland legt ihr Beglaubigungsschreiben vor". Souveräner Malteserorden. Retrieved 2025-10-02.