The Honorary Consulate of Ethiopia in Bremen is run by honorary consul Thomas Gerkmann and is a local point of contact for Ethiopian citizens and for business and cultural links in Bremen. Passports and visas are handled by the Ethiopian Embassy in Berlin.
Contact Details
| Address | Emil-Sommer-Straße 4-6, 28329 Bremen, Germany |
| Telephone | +49 421 3 77 59 10 |
| Fax | +49 421 37 49 66 |
| Gerkmann@Aethiopisches-Honorarkonsulat-Bremen.de | |
| Website | www.Aethiopisches-Honorarkonsulat-Bremen.de |
| Head of Mission | Thomas Gerkmann, Honorary Consul |
| Consular district | Bremen |
Opening Hours
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 08:30 - 17:00 |
| Tuesday | 08:30 - 17:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:30 - 17:00 |
| Thursday | 08:30 - 17:00 |
| Friday | 08:30 - 14:30 |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
Hours may vary on public holidays. Please confirm before you visit.
Location of the Consulate
About the honorary consulate in Bremen
Honorary consul Thomas Gerkmann represents Ethiopia in the state of Bremen. With office hours on every weekday, it is the most accessible Ethiopian honorary consulate in Germany.
Which Ethiopian office issues passports and visas?
For visas and passports, contact the Ethiopian Embassy in Berlin. Make sure the visa matches the real purpose of your trip – officers refuse entry if they suspect otherwise.
Contact details of the Ethiopian Embassy in Berlin, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Boothstraße 20a, 12207 Berlin, Germany
- Telephone: +49 30 77 20 60
- Email: berlin.embassy@mfa.gov.et
- Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:00–16:00
- Website: www.aethiopien-botschaft.de
What can an honorary consul do?
An honorary consul is not a career diplomat but a local resident – often a business person or lawyer – appointed by Ethiopia and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Ethiopian citizens in an emergency (lost passport, accident, arrest), pass on applications and documents to the embassy, and certify signatures or life certificates. Passports and visas are not issued by an honorary consulate; they remain the responsibility of the embassy or a career consulate.
Other consulates and embassies in Bremen
31 other countries are represented in Bremen, among them: Finland (honorary), France (honorary), Indonesia (honorary), Italy (honorary), Latvia (honorary), Luxembourg (honorary), Malta (honorary), Mongolia (honorary), Morocco (honorary), Netherlands (honorary), Norway (honorary), Panama (honorary), Peru (honorary), South Africa (honorary), Sri Lanka (honorary), Sweden (honorary), Syria (honorary), Togo (honorary), Ukraine (honorary), United Kingdom (honorary). The full list of all 32 missions is on the overview page for Germany.
Ethiopian missions in Germany
Measured in a straight line from Bremen, the nearest other Ethiopian office is the Honorary Consulate in Hamburg (about 95 km). The nearest embassy or career consulate is the Embassy in Berlin (about 310 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Bremen.
- Berlin (310 km) – Embassy of Ethiopia
- Bremen – Honorary Consulate (Bremen) (this page)
- Hamburg (95 km) – Honorary Consulate (Hamburg)
- Munich (580 km) – Honorary Consulate (Bavaria)
- Reutlingen (510 km) – Honorary Consulate (Baden-Württemberg)
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Details checked on 7 October 2026. Sources: German Federal Foreign Office, Embassy of Ethiopia in Berlin. Rules and opening hours can change. Confirm with the consulate before your visit.
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