Otto von der Gablentz

Otto Martin von der Gablentz (9 October 1930 – 13 July 2007) was a German diplomat.

He then began his professional career as a political scientist at the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP), where he dealt with the Berlin question, as well as working as academic assistant at the College of Europe in 1955-1956.

After the change of government, Gablentz succeeded Gerhard Fischer as ambassador to the Netherlands in 1983 and remained there until his replacement by Klaus-Jürgen Citron in 1990.

He then took over the post of ambassador from Israel to Wilhelm Haas in 1990, where he was succeeded by Franz Bertele .

Most recently, he succeeded Klaus Blech as ambassador to the Russian Federation in 1993 and remained in this position until he retired in 1995, whereupon Ernst-Jörg von Studnitz became his successor there.