List of diplomatic missions in Hamburg

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List of consular and (until 1918) diplomatic missions in Hamburg.

History

Hamburg's history of diplomatic relations with foreign countries started in the 16th century, in that time the city was a free imperial city. The first missions from the city of Hamburg to other countries date back to the Middle Ages and Hamburg's participation in the Hanseatic league. At first representatives were called Oldermänner or by the English term "Courtmaster", later in the style of the common "Consul".[1] As of 2009, there were 100 consulates in Hamburg, ranked the third-largest in the world (after New York City and Hong Kong) and largest in Europe.[2] The consuls are official representatives of the government of a foreign state to the city of Hamburg, normally acting to assist the citizens of the consul's own country, to represent his country's interests, and to facilitate trade and friendship between the people of Hamburg and the country of which he is a representative. There are several consuls providing assistance with bureaucratic issues to both, the citizens of the consul's own country travelling or living abroad, and to Hamburg's citizens (and often Northern Germany, e.g. the Consulate-general of Japan[3]), who wish to trade with the consul's country (e.g. information about visa or customs duties). Consuls are also patrons of fairs or exhibitions, like US Consul General Karen E. Johnson was the patron of the Youth Exchange Fair in September 2009.[4]

In the 19th century Hamburg was an important location for diplomatic missions, because of the prestige gained by the Hanseatic cities and the importance as a centre of commerce. The trade and independent striving of the Hanseatic cities of Bremen, Lübeck and Hamburg for the "common German service" were even named in the Westphalian peace treaty in 1648, and the Hanseatic and later Hamburgian consuls during the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries were also representatives for "all fellow Germans".[5] The Senate of Hamburg often opened a consulate to cities and countries, if a trade post existed, esp. by shipping. There were very few cities like Dresden—then capital of Saxony—without a sea port. Treaties were signed, if a proper unsalaried candidate for the position had been found.[6] Article 23 of the treaty between the Hanseatic cities and Guatemala signed on 25 June 1847 decreed the bilateral deployment of consuls, or article 9 of the treaty with Sardinia ruled the judicial authority of the Hanseatic consuls.[7] Even in the 20th century, the importance of Hamburg is emphasized by the position of the port of Hamburg in the world's ranking. In 2007, it was one of the busiest container ports of the world.[8] In the segment of transshipment Hamburg was in a leading position in 2004. In 2005, the port handled more containers with destination or provenance in Germany as Bremerhaven and Rotterdam combined.[9]

The first mission established, was from Austria (then Habsburg Monarchy) in 1570, the Slovak Republic's consulate was the 100th in 2006,[2] and the last one was the consulate of the Palau (as of 2009), former German colony from 1899 until 1918/19.[10][11] The first missions visiting Hamburg often were trade missions of foreign countries. During the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648) constant diplomatic missions were needed, most of those envoys or residents were Hamburg citizens—only large and most influential states sent own nationals.[12] Some countries sent their missions from 1815 – 1886, at this time Hamburg was an independent and sovereign state of the German Confederation.[13]

List

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Legend
A stand alone, two storey red brick building with several trees surrounding it
Consulate-general of the Republic of Indonesia
Parts of a white building with a tree in front. The entrance is on a higher level with columns.
Honorary consulate of Jordan
A multi-storey red brick building with a storefront.
Office building at Gänsemarkt in the Neustadt quarter with the Panamanian consulate-general
Building in Harvesterhuderweg housed the Consulate-General of Yugoslavia.
Consulate-General of Serbia
A two storey white building with an attic. Two flagpoles, one with the flag of Spain, the other with the European flag, are in front of the building.
Consulate-general of Spain
Türkisches Generalkonsulat in der Tesdorpfstrasse 18, Hamburg.
Consulate-General of Turkey
A multi-storey, stand alone white building with a high fence surrounding it. The entrance has a porch with 4 columns.
Consulate-general of the United States
Mission Date[A] Address[B] Notes Rank[C]
 Argentina 183520148Mittelweg 141,
20148 Hamburg		 0312009 –
 Austria 157020354Alsterufer 37,
20354 Hamburg		In 2009 the Foreign Ministry stated its intention to close the mission in 2010.[14]0112006 –
 Bangladesh 197520539Billhorner Kanalstraße 69,
20539 Hamburg		 0502005 –
 Belgium 183222415Langenhorner Markt 9,
22415 Hamburg		 0671997 –
 Bolivia 185520148Heimhuder Straße 33 a,
20148 Hamburg		0441997 –
 Botswana 197122113Berzeliusstraße 45,
22113 Hamburg		 0972007 –
 Bulgaria 199320095Alstertor 15,
20095 Hamburg		 0451997 –
 Cape Verde 198620459Deichstraße 9,
20459 Hamburg		 0812003 –
 Czech 199220148Feldbrunnenstrasse 72,
20148 Hamburg		 0772003 –
 Chile 183520148Harvestehuder Weg 7,
20148 Hamburg		 0232008 –
 China 192122605Elbchaussee 268,
22605 Hamburg		 0022003 –
 Colombia 184520097Wendenstr. 29,
20097 Hamburg		 0782003 –
 Costa Rica 185022609Meyerhofstraße 8,
22609 Hamburg		 0381983 –
 Croatia 199420095Hermannstraße 16,
20095 Hamburg		Doyen (senior member of the consulate corps)0012003 –
 Cyprus 199020148Rothenbaumchaussee 3,
20148 Hamburg		 035
 Denmark 164820095Hermannstraße 16,
20095 Hamburg		 0202007 –
 Dominican Republic 185720148Heimhuder Straße 77,
20148 Hamburg		 0052005 –
 Ecuador 184620149Rothenbaumchaussee 221,
20149 Hamburg		 0242008 –
 El Salvador 186720095Raboisen 32,
20095 Hamburg		 0832004 –
 Egypt 197620148Mittelweg 183,
20148 Hamburg		 0282008 –
 Estonia 199320148Badestraße 38,
20148 Hamburg		 0621993 –
 France 157920148Heimhuder Straße 55,
20148 Hamburg		 0122006 –
 Finland 192120354Esplanade 41,
20354 Hamburg		 0062005 –
 Ghana 196322087Lübecker Str. 1,
22087 Hamburg		 0701998 –
 Greece 183620354Neue ABC-Straße 10,
20354 Hamburg		 0072005 –
 Guatemala 196020354Esplanade 6,
20354 Hamburg		 0792003 –
 Guinea 199021224Rehwechsel 28,
21224 Rosengarten		 0401993 –
 Haiti 195122559Tinsdaler Kirchenweg 275 a,
22559 Hamburg		 0872005 –
 Honduras 186920099An der Alster 21,
20099 Hamburg		 0222007 –
 Hungary 199220354Alsterufer 45,
20354 Hamburg		 0411995 –
 Iceland 194920095Gertrudenstrasse 3,
20095 Hamburg		 0852005 –
 India 195422087Graumannsweg 57,
22087 Hamburg		 0192007 –
 Indonesia 195622299Bebelallee 15,
22299 Hamburg		 0172007 –
 Iran 185822299Bebelallee 18,
22299 Hamburg		 0132006 –
 Ireland 196220148Feldbrunnenstraße 43,
20148 Hamburg		 0571991 –
 Italy 181620148Feldbrunnenstraße 54,
20148 Hamburg		 0302009 –
 Jamaica 196920095Ballindamm 1,
20095 Hamburg		 0611993 –
 Japan 188320095Rathausmarkt 5,
20095 Hamburg		 0262008 –
 Jordan 196420148Rothenbaumchaussee 95,
20148 Hamburg		 0862005 –
 Kazakhstan 199420148Rothenbaumchaussee 40,
20148 Hamburg		 0922007 –
 Kenya 199220095Rathausstraße 6,
20095 Hamburg		 0591992 –
 Kiribati 199022763Neumühlen 13,
22763 Hamburg		 0551990 –
 Republic of Korea 188620355Kaiser-Wilhelm-Str. 9,
20355 Hamburg		 0252008 –
 Kyrgyzstan 199620457Am Sandtorkai 77,
20457 Hamburg		 0641996 –
 Latvia 192520354Neuer Wall 72,
20354 Hamburg		 0681997 –
 Lithuania 199420457Brodschrangen 4,
20457 Hamburg		 0731998 –
 Luxembourg 192120099An der Alster 9,
20099 Hamburg		 0942007 –
 Macedonia 200620097Adenauerallee 25,
20097 Hamburg		 0892006 –
 Madagascar 196322305Habichtstraße 41,
22305 Hamburg		 0471999 –
 Malawi 196922609Elbchaussee 419,
22609 Hamburg		 0521987 –
 Malaysia 195920459Kajen 2,
20459 Hamburg		 0421996 –
 Malta 197022767Große Elbstrasse 145 F,
22767 Hamburg		 0752002 –
 Mexico 182920457Kleine Reichenstraße 1,
20457 Hamburg		 0842005 –
 Moldova 200022179Haldesdorferstraße 46,
22179 Hamburg		 0742000 –
 Monaco 195420354Neuer Jungfernstieg 20,
20354 Hamburg		 0711998 –
 Morocco 196022587In de Bargen 4,
22587 Hamburg		 0952007 –
 Mozambique 200722767Große Elbstraße 138,
22767 Hamburg		 0962007 –
 Namibia 199720099An der Alster 82,
20099 Hamburg		 0651997 –
   Nepal 199820354Jungfernstieg 44,
20354 Hamburg		 0691998 –
 New Zealand 199220095Domstraße 19,
20095 Hamburg		 0162007 –
 Nicaragua 185922765Max-Brauer-Allee 20,
22765 Hamburg		 0661997 –
 Niger 197020095Fischertwiete 2,
20095 Hamburg		 0541988 –
 Norway 190620354ABC-Straße 19,
20354 Hamburg		The mission of Norway was one of the first missions after the independence of Norway in 1905. In 2006 Mette-Marit re-opened the consulate-general of Norway, it had been closed in 2003.[15]0142006 –
 Palau 200820146Rutschbahn 6,
20146 Hamburg		 1012008 –
 Pakistan 196222765Max-Brauer-Allee 45,
22765 Hamburg		 1022008 –
 Panama 190520354Gänsemarkt 44,
20354 Hamburg		 0042004 –
 Papua New Guinea 199020457Mattentwiete 5,
20457 Hamburg		 0561990 –
 Paraguay 187222609Elbchaussee 439,
22609 Hamburg		 0512007 –
 Peru 184322301Blumenstraße 28,
22301 Hamburg		 0032004 –
 Poland 192122309Gründgensstraße 20,
22309 Hamburg		 0272008 –
 Portugal 165820354Büschstr. 7 – I.,
20354 Hamburg		 0092005 –
 Romania 188322081Oberaltenallee 20a,
22081 Hamburg		 0912006 –
 Russia 170922085Am Feenteich 20,
22085 Hamburg		 0102005 –
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 200822767Van-der-Smissen-Straße 2,
22767 Hamburg		 0982008 –
 Samoa 200820149Oderfelder Straße 23,
20149 Hamburg		 0992008 –
 Senegal 196520097Frankenstrasse 3,
20097 Hamburg		 0492001 –
 Serbia 200420149Harvestehuder Weg 101,
20149 Hamburg		 032
 Seychelles 198420539Billwerder Neuer Deich 14,
20539 Hamburg		 0461997 –
 Slovakia 199520354Jungfernstieg 38,
20354 Hamburg		 0882006 –
 Slovenia 199420095Ballindamm 8,
20095 Hamburg		 0631994 –
 South Africa 189622767Palmaille 45,
22767 Hamburg		 0762003 –
 Spain 162620148Mittelweg 37,
20148 Hamburg		 0152006 –
 Sri Lanka 196620457Pickhuben 9,
20457 Hamburg		 0371974 –
 Sweden 163020459Ditmar-Koel-Strasse 36,
20459 Hamburg		Former consulate-general closed in 2008.[16]1002008 –
  Switzerland 184620095Rathausmarkt 5,
20095 Hamburg		The mission was the second Swiss mission to German territory (in 1835 a mission was established in Leipzig). In 1958 Switzerland upgraded the Hamburg consulate to a consulate-general. In 2008 it was announced by the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs to close the mission in 2009[17]0082005 –
 Syria 199220457Osakaallee 11,
20457 Hamburg		 0581992 –
 Tanzania 199225474Franz Rabe Strasse 23,
25474 Bönningstedt		 0601992 –
 Thailand 188120099An der Alster 85,
20099 Hamburg		 0391990 –
 Tonga 198322305Habichtstraße 41,
22305 Hamburg		 0482001 –
 Tuvalu 198520099An der Alster 45,
20099 Hamburg		 0802003 –
 Trinidad and Tobago 199820095Raboisen 3,
20095 Hamburg		 0721998 –
 Tunisia 197222087Lübecker Straße 1,
22087 Hamburg		 0362005 –
 Turkey 184420148Tesdorpfstraße 18,
20148 Hamburg		 033
 Uganda 198722869Dornkamp 18,
22869 Schenefeld		 0531987 –
 Ukraine 200222087Mundsburger Damm 1,
22087 Hamburg		 0182007 –
 Uruguay 183820149Hochallee 76,
20149 Hamburg		 0292009 –
 UK 163220354Neuer Jungfernstieg 20,
20354 Hamburg		See also: List of diplomats from the United Kingdom to the Hanseatic League

Former consulate-general closed in 2006.[18][19]

 0932007 –
 USA 179320354Alsterufer 27/28,
20354 Hamburg		Consulate General of the United States in Hamburg0212007 –
 Venezuela 183320148Johnsallee 30,
20148 Hamburg		 034
 Yemen 200620251Martinistr. 18,
20251 Hamburg		 0902006 –
 Zambia 200420354Neuer Wall 19,
20354 Hamburg		 0822004 –
 Brazil Closed[20]
 Canada Closed[21]
 Liberia 1952 [22] In the 1920s, Momolu Massaquoi was the first African consulate in Europe.[23] Closed
 Netherlands Closed on 1 July 2009[24]
 Philippines 1958[25] Closed[26]
 FR Yugoslavia Closed[27]

Notes

  1. ^^ Date of establishment
  2. ^^ Sorted by postal code
  3. ^^ Protocolic rank of the consul in Hamburg, depends on the type of the mission and the term in office. (As of July 2009)

References

  1. ↑ Beneke, p. 1
  2. 1 2 "Konsulate in Hamburg" (in German). Senatskanzlei. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
  3. ↑ "Über uns > Zuständigkeitsbereiche" (in German and Japanese). Japanisches Generalkonsulat Hamburg. Archived from the original on December 19, 2008. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
  4. ↑ "Schüleraustausch-Messe am 19. September 2009" (in German). BürgerStiftung Region Ahrensburg. Archived from the original on November 11, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
  5. ↑ Beneke, pp. 10–11
  6. ↑ Beneke, p. 8
  7. ↑ Beneke, pp. 13–14
  8. ↑ Staff. "Containerumschlag in TEU (Twenty Foot Equivalent Units)" (in German). Hafen Hamburg. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
  9. ↑ "Nachrichten " Hamburger Hafen top" (in German). VOCA media. 2008-02-25. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
  10. ↑ "Background Note: Palau". U.S. Department of State. August 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
  11. ↑ "Statistische Angaben zu den deutschen Kolonien" (in German). Deutsches Historisches Museum. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
  12. ↑ Lorenzen-Schmidt, Klaus-Joachim (2005). "Konsulate". Hamburg Lexikon (in German) (3 ed.). Ellert&Richter. p. 282. ISBN 3-8319-0179-1.
  13. ↑ Hundt, Michael (2005). "Souveränität". Hamburg Lexikon (in German) (3 ed.). Ellert&Richter. pp. 439–440. ISBN 3-8319-0179-1.
  14. ↑ "Vertretungen im Ausland umstrukturiert" (in German). Wiener Zeitung. 2009-05-07. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
  15. ↑ "Generalkonsulat eröffnet: Königlicher Glanz: Mette-Marit in Hamburg" (in German). Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. 2006-10-18. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
  16. ↑ "Schwedisches Konsulat in Hamburg schließt" (in German). Norddeutscher Rundfunk. 2008-03-07. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
  17. ↑ Jean-Michel Berthoud (2008-09-19). "Aus für älteste Schweizer Vertretung in Deutschland" (in German). swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
  18. ↑ Sebastian Knauer (2007-01-30). "Round-the-Clock Security for Skeleton Staff". Der Spiegel. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
  19. ↑ "Britisches Generalkonsulat in Hamburg endgültig geschlossen" (in German). Norddeutscher Rundfunk. 2006-09-29. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
  20. ↑ Mordecai Paldiel (2007). Diplomat heroes of the Holocaust. Jersey City, NY: Ktav. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-88125-909-4. Aracy de Carvalho Guimarães Rosa
  21. ↑ "Büro für deutsch-russischen Jugendaustausch ab Herbst in Hamburg" (in German). ngo-online.de. 2005-04-12. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
  22. ↑ William D. Coale (1978). West German transnationals in tropical Africa: the case of Liberia and the Bong Mining Company. Forschungsberichte, Afrika-Studienstelle (Ifo-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung). Band 59. Ifo-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung. p. 41. ISBN 978-3-8039-0165-1.
  23. ↑ "The Life Journey of Momolu Massaquoi, First African Diplomat". Daily Observer. 2009-08-24. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
  24. ↑ Venn, Lia (2009-06-17). "Ade, Frau Antje" (in German). fr-online.de. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
  25. ↑ Hermógenes E. Bacareza (1980). "A history of Philippine-German relations". University of California: 157.
  26. ↑ "Frankfurters. Hamburgers, and bonners". Manila Bulletin. 2009-08-30. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
  27. ↑ Hedges, Chris (1997-01-11). "An 'Us vs. Them' Mantra Raises the Balkan Fever". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
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