ðə fˈɜːst pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðə nˈuːli fˈaʊndᵻd dˈiːɡˈæp wʌzðə sˌiːdˌiːjˈuː pˌɑːlɪtˈɪʃən, dˈɪpləmˌæt ænd ˌɑːntɹɪpɹənˈʊɹ ɡˈuːnθɚ hˈɛnəl.
The first president of the newly founded DGAP was the CDU politician, diplomat and entrepreneur Günther Henle.