Peter Wittig

Peter Wittig
German Ambassador to the Court of St. James
In office
2 July 2018  April 2020
PresidentFrank-Walter Steinmeier
Preceded byPeter Ammon
Succeeded byAndreas Michaelis
German Ambassador to the United States
In office
30 April 2014  20 June 2018
PresidentJoachim Gauck
Frank-Walter Steinmeier
Preceded byPeter Ammon
Succeeded byEmily Haber
German Ambassador to the United Nations
In office
November 2009  30 April 2014
PresidentHorst Köhler
Christian Wulff
Joachim Gauck
Preceded byThomas Matussek
Succeeded byHarald Braun
Personal details
Born (1954-08-11) 11 August 1954
Bonn, West Germany
(now Bonn, Germany)
SpouseHuberta von Voss
Children4
Alma materUniversity of Bonn
University of Freiburg
University of Kent
Nuffield College, Oxford (PhD)
WebsiteGerman Missions in the United Kingdom

Peter Wittig (born 11 August 1954) is a former German diplomat who was Germany's Ambassador to the Court of St. James in the United Kingdom from July 2018, to April 2020, after having served as Ambassador to the United States from 30 April 2014, to 20 June 2018 and Permanent Representative at the United Nations in New York from 2009 to 2014.