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The Embassy of Panamá in Berlin |
Contact

Address: Wichmannstraße 6, 10787 Berlín, Germany
Tel.: +49(0)30 22605811
Fax: +49(0)30 22605812
E-mail: info@botschaft-panama.de
The Ambassador
Vladimir A. Franco Sousa
S.E. Vladimir A. Franco Sousa has an extensive career in International Relations and has been associated with the Panama's Ministry for Foreign Affairs for over 25 years. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Law and Political Science from the Latin American University of Science and Technology (ULACIT) and a Master's Degree in Law with a specialization in International Law from the Institute of International Relations of the Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv in Ukraine.
He specializes in Public and Private International Law, Human rights (inter-american system), International Criminal Law, Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Extradition, Consular Assistance and Protection, asylum and refugee issues.
Franco Sousa speaks proficiently three languages: Spanish, English and Russian; and has basic proficiency of German and Japanese. His professional experience includes serving as the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Advisor to the Minister of Government, Director General of Legal Affairs and Treaties, Deputy Director General of Foreign Policy, Head of the Europe Department, and Analyst in the Asian and Oceania Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In addition, he has served in the Panama's mission to the Organization of American States (OAS) in Washington, D.C, USA, and as an Economic Counselor at the Embassy of Panama in Japan, among other roles.

History
Relations between the Panamanian government and Germany are increasingly positive and friendly. The principal objectives of the embassy are to protect the interests of the Panamanian State; to negotiate with the government of Germany; and to be informed about the German’s developments and report them to the Government of the Panamanian State.
Diplomatic relations between Germany and Panamá were first officially established in 1965, by the entry into force of the Technical Cooperation Agreement between the two countries. In 1982 a big step was taken in favour of the development of the metallurgical branch with the Technical Cooperation Agreement for Advanced Training in Metallurgy. In 1989, both countries signed a bilateral agreement for the promotion and mutual protection of capital investments, which was modified in 2011. In 2002, Germany and Panamá signed the Air Transport Agreement.
German citizens and Panamá's citizens do not need a VISA to travel to the other country.