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Chiefs of Mission for German Democratic Republic
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Chiefs of Mission
- Brandon Hambright Grove Jr. (1929–2016)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, December 9, 1974–
- John Sherman Cooper (1901–1991)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 20, 1974–September 28, 1976
- David Benjamin Bolen (1923–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 22, 1977–June 20, 1980
- Herbert Stuart Okun (1930–2011)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 20, 1980–January 13, 1983
- Rozanne Lejeanne Ridgway (1935–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, January 26, 1983–July 13, 1985
- Francis Joseph Meehan (1924–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 16, 1985–November 30, 1988
- Richard Clark Barkley (1932–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 19, 1988–October 2, 1990
Other Nominees
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