List of ambassadors of the United States to Germany
Heads of the U.S. Embassy at Bonn (1955–1999)

List of ambassadors of the United States to Germany

Section Title: Heads of the U.S. Embassy at Bonn (1955–1999)
Table Section Text: None

Name and Title	Image	Presentation of Credentials	Termination of Mission

James B. Conant, Ambassador	-	May 14, 1955	February 19, 1957

David K. E. Bruce, Ambassador	-	April 17, 1957	October 29, 1959

Walter C. Dowling, Ambassador	December 3, 1959	April 21, 1963

George C. McGhee, Ambassador	-	May 18, 1963	May 21, 1968

Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., Ambassador	-	May 27, 1968	January 14, 1969

Kenneth Rush, Ambassador	-	July 22, 1969	February 20, 1972

Martin J. Hillenbrand, Ambassador	June 27, 1972	October 18, 1976

Walter J. Stoessel, Jr., Ambassador	-	October 27, 1976	January 5, 1981

Arthur F. Burns, Ambassador	-	June 30, 1981	May 16, 1985

Richard R. Burt, Ambassador	-	September 16, 1985	February 17, 1989

Vernon A. Walters, Ambassador	-	April 24, 1989	August 18, 1991

Robert Michael Kimmitt, Ambassador	-	September 5, 1991	August 28, 1993

Richard Holbrooke, Ambassador	-	October 19, 1993	September 12, 1994

Charles E. Redman, Ambassador	October 31, 1994	June 17, 1996

James D. Bindenagel, Chargé d'Affaires	June 17, 1996	September 10, 1997

John C. Kornblum, Ambassador	-	September 10, 1997	July 7, 1999

Sentence(s)

In 1969, Rush became United States Ambassador to West Germany.

final_sentence: In 1969, Rush became United States Ambassador to West Germany.