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Peter Wittig
German Ambassador to the Court of St. James
In office 2 July 2018 – April 2020
President	Frank-Walter Steinmeier
Preceded by	Peter Ammon
Succeeded by	Andreas Michaelis
German Ambassador to the United States
In office 30 April 2014 – 20 June 2018
President	Joachim Gauck Frank-Walter Steinmeier
Preceded by	Peter Ammon
Succeeded by	Emily Haber
German Ambassador to the United Nations
In office November 2009 – 30 April 2014
President	Horst Köhler Christian Wulff Joachim Gauck
Preceded by	Thomas Matussek
Succeeded by	Harald Braun
Personal details
Born	(1954-08-11) 11 August 1954 (age 70) Bonn, West Germany (now Bonn, Germany)
Spouse	Huberta von Voss
Children	4
Alma mater	University of Bonn University of Freiburg University of Kent Nuffield College, Oxford (PhD)
Website	German Missions in the United Kingdom

Peter Wittig (born 11 August 1954) is a former German diplomat who was Germany's Ambassador to the Court of St. James in the United Kingdom from July 2018, to April 2020, after having served as Ambassador to the United States from 30 April 2014, to 20 June 2018 and Permanent Representative at the United Nations in New York from 2009 to 2014.

Early life and education

Wittig studied at the University of Bonn, the University of Freiburg, University of Kent, and the University of Oxford. He has taught as an assistant professor at the University of Freiburg.

Diplomatic career

After joining the German foreign service in 1982, Wittig served as German ambassador to Lebanon and to Cyprus.

In 2009 Wittig was appointed to serve as Germany's permanent representative to the United Nations. Wittig has served twice as the President of the United Nations Security Council, once in July 2011 and again in September 2012. Between 2011 and 2012, he headed among other committees the Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee.

From April 2014 to June 2018 Wittig served as the German ambassador to the United States and then moved to London where he served as Germany's ambassador to the Court of St. James until his retirement from diplomatic services end April 2020.

In May 2020 he joined Scheffler Group in Germany to build up and lead a new division about global affairs. Besides that he has plans to do some academic work.

Other activities

• Atlantik-Brücke Foundation, member of the board of trustees
• International Journalists’ Programmes, Arthur F. Burns Fellowship Program, member of the board of trustees (2014–2018)

Awards

• Leo Baeck Medal (2018)

Notes

1. J. David Goodman (18 April 2012), Syrian First Lady Is Urged to Challenge Crackdown New York Times.
2. "Ambassador Peter Wittig". German Embassy London. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
3. "Ambassador Peter Wittig Starts His Work in Washington". German Missions in the United States. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
4. "Security Council Press Statement on Central African Republic". www.un.org. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011.
5. "Security Council Press Statement on Terrorist Attacks in Iraq". Archived from the original on 25 February 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
6. Laura King (8 June 2011), Beheading of Afghanistan politician seen as message from insurgents Los Angeles Times.
7. "Former ambassador Dr. Peter Wittig joins Schaeffler to head newly established unit Global Affairs". Retrieved 28 May 2020.
8. Moritz Koch (21 January 2020), Personalwechsel im Auswärtigen Amt: Michaelis wird neuer Botschafter in London Handelsblatt.
9. Board of Trustees Atlantik-Brücke.
10. "Leo Baeck Medal for Peter Wittig and Huberta von Voss-Wittig". lbi.org. Retrieved 21 February 2024.

External links

• CV of Ambassador Peter Wittig on the website of the German Missions in the United States at the Wayback Machine (archived 17 March 2015)
• CV of Peter Wittig on the website of the German missions in the United Kingdom at the Wayback Machine (archived 16 March 2020)

v t e Ambassadors of Germany to the United States
North German Confederation
Minister Resident	Friedrich von Gerolt (1868–1871)
German Empire
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Kurd von Schlözer (1871–1882, Chargé d'Affaires) Carl von Eisendecher (1882–1884) Friedrich Johann Graf von Alvensleben (1884–1888) Ludwig, Graf von Arco-Valley (1888–1891) Theodor von Holleben (1891–1893) Clemens von Ketteler (1892–1896)
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	Anton Saurma von der Jeltsch (1893–1895) Max von Thielmann (1895–1897) Theodor von Holleben (1897–1903) Hermann Speck von Sternburg (1903–1908) Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff (1908–1917) Dr. Karl Lang (1921–1922, Chargé d'Affaires) Otto Wiedfeldt (1922–1925) Adolf Georg von Maltzan (1925–1927) Friedrich Wilhelm von Prittwitz und Gaffron (1927–1933) Hans Luther (1933–1937) Hans-Heinrich Dieckhoff (1937–1938) Hans Thomsen (1938–1941, Chargé d'Affaires)
Federal Republic of Germany
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	Heinrich Krekeler (1951–1953, Chargé d'Affaires & 1953–1958) Wilhelm Grewe (1958–1962) Karl Heinrich Knappstein (1962–1968) Rolf Friedemann Pauls (1968–1973) Berndt von Staden (1973–1979) Peter Hermes (1979–1984) Günther van Well (1984–1987) Jürgen Ruhfus (1987–1992) Immo Stabreit (1992–1995) Jürgen Chrobog (1995–2001) Wolfgang Ischinger (2001–2006) Klaus Scharioth (2006–2011) Peter Ammon (2011–2014) Peter Wittig (2014–2018) Emily Haber (2018-present)
German Democratic Republic
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	Rolf Sieber (1974–1978) Horst Grunert (1978–1983) Gerhard Herder (1983–1990)

• 1954 births
• Living people
• Ambassadors of Germany to Cyprus
• Ambassadors of Germany to Lebanon
• Ambassadors of Germany to the United States
• Ambassadors of Germany to the United Kingdom
• Permanent Representatives of Germany to the United Nations
• University of Bonn alumni
• University of Freiburg alumni
• Alumni of Canterbury Christ Church University
• Alumni of the University of Oxford
• Academic staff of the University of Freiburg