The Honorary Consulate of Ethiopia in Hamburg is a volunteer-run office led by honorary consul Heinrich G. Köhler. It assists Ethiopian citizens in Hamburg; passport and visa applications go to the Ethiopian Embassy in Berlin.
Contact Details
| Address | Marthastraße 50, 20259 Hamburg, Germany |
| Telephone | +49 40 7237 6556 |
| ethiopian.consulate@hamburg.de | |
| Head of Mission | Heinrich G. Köhler, Honorary Consul |
| Consular district | Hamburg |
Opening Hours
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | By appointment |
| Tuesday | By appointment |
| Wednesday | By appointment |
| Thursday | By appointment |
| Friday | By appointment |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
Visits by appointment only. Please call or e-mail before you go.
Location of the Consulate
Before your visit
- Emergencies outside office hours: +49 171 670 29 85.
The Ethiopian honorary consul in Hamburg
Honorary consul Heinrich G. Köhler represents Ethiopia in Hamburg. Visits are by appointment.
Passports and visas: who is responsible?
Formal applications go to the Ethiopian Embassy in Berlin. The honorary consul can advise and help with contacts in the region.
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 Hamburg
90 other countries are represented in Hamburg, among them: Finland (honorary), France (consulate general), Ghana (consulate general), Greece (consulate general), Guatemala (honorary), Honduras (honorary), Hungary (honorary), India (consulate general), Indonesia (consulate general), Ireland (honorary), Italy (honorary), Jamaica (honorary), Japan (consulate general), Kazakhstan (consulate general), Latvia (honorary), Liechtenstein (honorary), Lithuania (honorary), Luxembourg (honorary), Malawi (honorary), South Korea (consulate general). The full list of all 91 missions is on the overview page for Germany.
Ethiopian missions in Germany
Measured in a straight line from Hamburg, the nearest other Ethiopian office is the Honorary Consulate in Bremen (about 95 km). The nearest embassy or career consulate is the Embassy in Berlin (about 250 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Hamburg.
- Berlin (250 km) – Embassy of Ethiopia
- Bremen (95 km) – Honorary Consulate (Bremen)
- Hamburg – Honorary Consulate (Hamburg) (this page)
- Munich (610 km) – Honorary Consulate (Bavaria)
- Reutlingen (570 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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