Germany
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- Germany has participated in 1684 votes since 26 October 1994, most recently on 23 December 2008
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Minority votes in the General Assembly
Sometimes these votes highlight an issue where there is a difference from the majority of the international community.
Germany…
| voted with 3 other nations (out of 173) to abstain on | Draft resolution VI (resolution 59/136). | 10 December 2004 |
| voted with 3 other nations (out of 173) to abstain on | Draft resolution VI (resolution 60/119). | 8 December 2005 |
| voted with 7 other nations (out of 164) to abstain on | Draft resolution A/58/L.21 (resolution 58/111). | 9 December 2003 |
| was absent with 13 other nations when 177 voted | Draft decision I (decision 58/517). | 8 December 2003 |
| voted with 6 other nations (out of 159) against | Draft decision III. | 29 November 2001 |
| voted with 10 other nations (out of 152) to abstain on | Draft resolution A/51/L.60 (resolution 51/205). | 17 December 1996 |
| voted with 13 other nations (out of 157) to abstain on | Draft resolution A/54/L.50 (resolution 54/91). | 6 December 1999 |
| voted with 9 other nations (out of 167) against | Draft resolution XX as a whole (resolution 54/175). | 17 December 1999 |
| voted with 17 other nations (out of 158) to abstain on | Draft resolution A/55/L.58 (resolution 55/147). | 8 December 2000 |
| voted with 17 other nations (out of 164) to abstain on | Draft resolution A/53/L.58 (resolution 53/68). | 3 December 1998 |
| voted with 18 other nations (out of 161) to abstain on | Draft resolution A/57/L.52 (resolution 57/140). | 11 December 2002 |
| voted with 18 other nations (out of 175) to abstain on | Draft resolution IV (resolution 58/99). | 9 December 2003 |
| voted with 11 other nations (out of 161) against | Draft resolution F (resolution 57/63). | 22 November 2002 |
| voted with 18 other nations (out of 164) to abstain on | The draft resolution (resolution 51/146). | 13 December 1996 |
| voted with 19 other nations (out of 157) to abstain on | Draft resolution A/56/L.22 (resolution 56/36). | 3 December 2001 |
| voted with 20 other nations (out of 155) to abstain on | Draft resolution A/56/L.40 (resolution 56/74). | 10 December 2001 |
| voted with 22 other nations (out of 110) to abstain on | Draft resolution A/52/L.12 (resolution 52/24). | 25 November 1997 |
| voted with 22 other nations (out of 164) to abstain on | Draft resolution A/52/L.64, as orally revised, (resolution 52/78). | 10 December 1997 |
| voted with 16 other nations (out of 173) against | Draft resolution II (resolution 51/83). | 12 December 1996 |
| voted with 15 other nations (out of 161) against | Draft resolution II (resolution 54/151). | 17 December 1999 |
Minority votes in the Security Council
For a permanent member a vote against constitutes a veto.
- 12 June 2003 – United Nations peacekeeping Letter dated 6 June 2003 from the Permanent Representatives of Canada, Jordan, Liechtenstein, New Zealand and Switzerland to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/2003/620)
- 1 August 2003 – The situation in Liberia Letter dated 29 July 2003 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/2003/769)
- 16 September 2003 – The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question Letter dated 12 September 2003 from the Permanent Representative of the Sudan to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/2003/880)
- 25 March 2004 – The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question
- 5 October 2004 – The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question Letter dated 4 October 2004 from the Permanent Representative of Tunisia to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/2004/779)
- 14 October 2003 – The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question Letter dated 9 October 2003 from the Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/2003/973)
Ambassadors
People who have spoken in the General Assembly or Security Council in the name of Germany. Sometimes ministers or heads of state take the place of the official ambassador of the day.
| Name | Speeches | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Behrendt | 1 | 6 December 2001 | 6 December 2001 |
| Ms. Bergmann | 1 | 4 October 1999 | 4 October 1999 |
| Mr. Biontino | 1 | 13 January 1995 | 13 January 1995 |
| Mr. Braun | 1 | 24 February 2003 | 24 February 2003 |
| Ms. Eid | 3 | 16 September 2002 | 18 October 2004 |
| Mr. Eitel | 39 | 31 July 1995 | 15 June 1998 |
| Mr. Felten | 1 | 9 December 1998 | 9 December 1998 |
| Mr. Fischer | 12 | 22 September 1999 | 15 September 2005 |
| Mr. Fitschen | 1 | 20 October 1995 | 20 October 1995 |
| Mr. Gröhe | 1 | 13 November 2008 | 13 November 2008 |
| Mr. Hanz | 2 | 14 December 2006 | 21 September 2007 |
| Mr. Henze | 57 | 21 July 1994 | 18 February 1999 |
| Mrs. Kania | 1 | 7 September 2006 | 7 September 2006 |
| Mr. Kastrup | 26 | 21 October 1998 | 13 November 2001 |
| Mr. Kaul | 4 | 7 September 1995 | 14 June 1996 |
| Mr. Kinkel | 8 | 27 September 1994 | 22 September 1998 |
| Mr. Krause | 1 | 14 December 1994 | 14 December 1994 |
| Mr. Martens | 3 | 25 October 1994 | 9 December 1994 |
| Mr. Matussek | 37 | 20 July 2006 | 5 October 2009 |
| Mrs. Merkel | 1 | 25 September 2007 | 25 September 2007 |
| Mr. Metscher | 1 | 12 December 1996 | 12 December 1996 |
| Ms. Müller | 2 | 29 October 2003 | 19 November 2004 |
| Mr. Ney | 10 | 31 October 2007 | 11 November 2009 |
| Ms. Niehuis | 1 | 5 December 2001 | 5 December 2001 |
| Mr. Nooke | 1 | 12 December 2007 | 12 December 2007 |
| Mr. Pleuger | 103 | 6 December 2002 | 14 March 2006 |
| Mr. Graf Zu Rantzau | 3 | 23 November 1994 | 19 April 1995 |
| Mr. Graf zu Rantzau | 26 | 23 September 1994 | 17 May 1995 |
| Mr. Rohde | 1 | 11 December 2008 | 11 December 2008 |
| Mr. Rudolph | 12 | 25 October 1994 | 19 December 1997 |
| Mr. Runge | 5 | 17 November 1994 | 25 October 1996 |
| Mr. Scharioth | 1 | 20 September 2005 | 20 September 2005 |
| Mr. Schloten | 2 | 27 October 1999 | 8 November 2000 |
| Ms. Schmidt | 2 | 2 June 2006 | 10 June 2008 |
| Mr. Schneider | 1 | 28 November 2006 | 28 November 2006 |
| Mr. Schroeder | 2 | 6 September 2000 | 24 September 2003 |
| Mr. Von der Schulenburg | 1 | 8 June 2009 | 8 June 2009 |
| Mr. Schumacher | 15 | 6 October 1999 | 11 April 2003 |
| Mr. Schäfer | 1 | 17 September 1998 | 17 September 1998 |
| Mr. Steinmeier | 2 | 22 September 2006 | 26 September 2008 |
| Mr. Thomma | 1 | 2 April 2007 | 2 April 2007 |
| Mr. Trautwein | 25 | 14 August 2003 | 27 October 2005 |
| Mr. Freiherr von Ungern-Sternberg | 1 | 15 March 2007 | 15 March 2007 |
| Mr. Von Ungern-Sternberg | 3 | 26 October 2006 | 25 June 2007 |
| Mr. von Ungern-Sternberg | 2 | 24 November 2003 | 13 September 2004 |
| Mrs. Verhülsdonk | 1 | 18 October 1994 | 18 October 1994 |
| Mrs. Wieczorek-Zeul | 1 | 27 June 2005 | 27 June 2005 |
| Ms. Wieczorek-Zeul | 4 | 16 April 2007 | 22 September 2008 |
| Mrs. Wiezcorek-Zeul | 1 | 14 September 2005 | 14 September 2005 |
| Mr. Witschel | 1 | 30 July 1999 | 30 July 1999 |
| Mr. Woeste | 1 | 5 April 2007 | 5 April 2007 |
| Mr. Wolff | 1 | 16 December 1994 | 16 December 1994 |
