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The Embassy of Gabon |
Contact
Address: Hohensteiner Strasse 16., 14197, Berlin.
Tel.: (+49) 30 897 334 40
The Ambassador
H.E. Johanna Rose Mamiaka
Her Excellency Johanna Rose Mamiaka was appointed Ambassador of the Gabonese Republic to the Federal Republic of Germany on 31 January 2025. A career diplomat with more than two decades of experience in international relations and government service, Ambassador Mamiaka brings to her role a strong background in diplomacy, communication, and public administration.
Prior to her current posting, Ambassador Mamiaka served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Gabon to the Russian Federation (2015–2024), with concurrent accreditation to Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Romania, Serbia, and Ukraine. Between 2010 and 2015, she held the post of First Counselor, and from 2006 to 2010, she served as Embassy Counselor. From 2000 to 2006, she worked as a Research Officer at the General Secretariat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Gabon.
Before entering diplomatic service, Ambassador Mamiaka gained experience in the field of corporate and organizational communication. Her earlier roles include working as a Communication Officer with the Transgabonais Railway Office (1998), the Town Hall of Thiais in France (1997), Zand & Associates in New York (1996), the Rally for the Republic (RPR) in Paris (1995), and the Gabon Insurance Union in Libreville (1994).
Ambassador Mamiaka holds a Higher Diploma from the National School of Administration (ENA), Diplomacy Section, in Libreville. She also earned a DESS in Communication of Companies and Organizations from the French School of Communication Professionals in Paris, a Master’s in Corporate and Organizational Communication from Marymount Manhattan College in New York, and a Bachelor's degree in Marketing Research and Political Analysis from the University of Nancy II in France.
She is fluent in French and English.
Born in Libreville, Gabon, Ambassador Mamiaka is a mother of two children.
History
The relations of friendship and cooperation between Gabon and Germany go back to the 1960s.
The Gabonese embassy in Germany has been based in Berlin since 1998 and maintains bilateral relations between the two countries, as well as representing Gabonese interests in Germany.The building also contains the Gabonese Consular Department.
Today relations between Gabon and Germany are leading to concrete political, cultural, scientific and economic cooperation, indicated in the promising partnership of the two countries at the United Nations.
