Minister for Foreign Affairs (Germany)
The Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs is the head of the Federal Foreign Office and a member of the Cabinet of Germany. The current office holder is Annalena Baerbock. Since 1966, the Minister for Foreign Affairs has often also simultaneously held the office of Vice-Chancellor of Germany.
Minister for Foreign Affairs (Germany)
Gustav Stresemann, one of Germany's most influential Foreign Ministers and a 1926 Nobel Peace Prize laureate
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The Federal Foreign Office, abbreviated AA, is the foreign ministry of the Federal Republic of Germany, a federal agency responsible for both the country's foreign policy and its relationship with the European Union. It is a cabinet-level ministry. Since December 2021, Annalena Baerbock has served as Foreign Minister, succeeding Heiko Maas. The primary seat of the ministry is at the Werderscher Markt square in the Mitte district, the historic centre of Berlin.
Entrance to the Foreign Office building
Foreign Office on Wilhelmstraße 76, about 1880
Entrance to the Wilhelmstraße 76 building in 1912
Foreign Office on Wilhelmstraße in 1927