The German Embassy in Berlin
The German Embassy in Berlin is the Foreign Office. Here Germany cultivates relationships with other states and international organizations.
The Foreign Office in Berlin
The Foreign Office has been located at Werderscher Markt 1 since 1999 and is the German embassy in Berlin. The head of the Foreign Office is the Federal Foreign Minister. Since 2013 this has been Frank Walter Steinmeier from the SPD.
The Foreign Office takes care of international relations with other countries and higher-level organizations. An example of this is the so far unsuccessful application for a seat on the United Nations Security Council.
The German embassy offers on the Federal Foreign Office website a lot of information. There you can find out about the entry requirements for each country. For example, what medication you are allowed to import, what customs regulations there are or whether vaccinations are required. The Foreign Office also issues travel warnings and tries to protect Germany's citizens from dangers abroad.
The Foreign Office also offers assistance to foreigners wishing to enter Germany. Here you can find out everything about the possible obligation for a visa, fees for the visa application and the associated application process. It is also the German embassy in Berlin itself that issues the residence permits.
You can also obtain detailed information about Germany's foreign and European policy from the Federal Foreign Office. Because it has a duty to report on the political events.
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The German embassy abroad
In Dakar or Washington D. C. and even in the capital of Mongolia, Ulan Bator, you will find representations of the Federal Republic of Germany. The German embassies take care of intergovernmental relations and report on the current situation in the host country. They consist of a law firm and a residence, the residence of the ambassadors and their families.
While the diplomat or ambassador represents Germany's diplomatic interests, the consulates take care of other things. You can report here if you have lost your passport abroad or if you need urgent legal protection.
The diplomatic mission abroad and the diplomats working there enjoy special diplomatic protection. For example, residents of the host country are not allowed to enter the embassy premises without their consent.
Relations between individual states are sometimes not easy and require diplomatic skills. The Federal Foreign Office and the German embassies are important institutions for this. Every day they take care of all matters relating to traveling to foreign countries and communication between states.
