United States High Commissioner for Germany

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The United States High Commissioner for Germany was a post–World War II American diplomatic and administrative office responsible for overseeing and guiding the political reconstruction and governance of occupied West Germany before full sovereignty was restored.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative office
diplomatic office
appliesToJurisdiction Federal Republic of Germany
linked to: Germany

West Germany
appliesToPart Trizone in western Germany
appointedBy President of the United States
United States government
cooperatesWith British High Commissioner for Germany
French High Commissioner for Germany
West German federal government
country United States of America
dissolvedAfter restoration of West German sovereignty in 1955
endTime 1955
follows Office of Military Government, United States
hasAuthorityOver German federal government under occupation statute
implementation of Allied High Commission decisions in West Germany
hasFirstHolder John J. McCloy
hasHeadquartersLocation Bonn
Germany
hasJurisdiction American occupation zone in Germany
Federal Republic of Germany under occupation statute
hasOfficeHolder James B. Conant
John J. McCloy
Walter J. Donnelly
hasPurpose control of West German foreign and security policy before sovereignty
support establishment of democratic institutions in West Germany
transition from military occupation to West German sovereignty
hasRole guidance of governance in occupied West Germany
oversight of political reconstruction of West Germany
representation of United States in occupied West Germany
supervision of occupation policies in West Germany
hasSeat Petersberg near Bonn
hasShortName U.S. High Commissioner for Germany
legalBasis Occupation Statute
locatedInTimePeriod Cold War
post–World War II era
memberOf Allied High Commission for Germany
partOf United States occupation of Germany
post–World War II Allied occupation of Germany
replacedBy Embassy of the United States in Bonn
United States Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany
replaces Office of Military Government, United States
significantEvent end of Allied occupation of West Germany
entry into force of the Bonn–Paris conventions
startTime 1949
usesLanguage English

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James B. Conant positionHeld United States High Commissioner for Germany
John J. McCloy positionHeld United States High Commissioner for Germany
Office of Military Government, United States replacedBy United States High Commissioner for Germany
United States High Commissioner for Germany hasShortName U.S. High Commissioner for Germany
linked to: United States High Commissioner for Germany
United States Ambassador to West Germany precededBy United States Political Adviser for Germany
linked to: United States High Commissioner for Germany
John J. McCloy positionHeld United States High Commissioner for Germany
subject linked to: McCloy
Allied High Commission hasMember United States High Commissioner for Germany
Allied High Commission hasPart Office of the US High Commissioner for Germany
linked to: United States High Commissioner for Germany
OMGUS followedBy U.S. High Commissioner for Germany
linked to: United States High Commissioner for Germany
Embassy of the United States in Bonn predecessor United States High Commission for Germany
linked to: United States High Commissioner for Germany
French High Commissioner for Germany relatedTo American High Commissioner for Germany
linked to: United States High Commissioner for Germany
Walter J. Donnelly positionHeld United States Political Adviser for Germany
linked to: United States High Commissioner for Germany