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Germany–Thailand Relations
Germany and Thailand share bilateral relations officially dating to 1858. Thailand has an Embassy in Berlin, consulates generals in Frankfurt and Munich and Germany has an Embassy in Bangkok. History Origins Early on, Germans were active in Siam and reported on the country and its conditions, for example in the 17th century Engelbert Kaempfer and Johann Jakob Merklein. And already in 1678 a certain Johann Janßen Strauß wrote about " Ayudhya" and portrayed the king as one of the richest men in the world. The young Prince Frederick William IV had read about Siam and jokingly called the Charlottenhof Palace, which he helped design, "Siam." Manich Jumsai: ''History of the Thai-German relations (from the files of the Thai Embassy in Bonn and the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs)''. Bangkok: Chalermnit 1978. Start of formal relations In 1858, Siam signed a trade treaty with the Hanseatic cities of Hamburg, Lübeck and Bremen through the Hanseatic cities' representative in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Embassy Of Germany, Bangkok
The Embassy of Germany in Bangkok (german: Deutsche Botschaft Bangkok th, สถานเอกอัครราชทูตเยอรมนีประจำประเทศไทย) is the diplomatic mission of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Kingdom of Thailand. The embassy is located in the capital Bangkok (9 South Sathorn Road, Yan Nawa) on an area of c. 28,000m². The building is owned by the Government of Germany. Current ambassador is Georg Schmidt since 2018. There are three Honorary consulates: *Honorary consulate Northern Thailand in Chiang Mai *Honorary consulate in South Thailand in Phuket *Honorary consulate Eastern Thailand in Pattaya Organization The embassy consists of seven sections. *Administration *Political Affairs (political section) *Press relations (press office) *Economic section *Legal and Consular Affairs with Visa section *Cultural Affairs *Military Attaché Activities German nationals can register with the Embassy in order to recei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
