Martin Eberts

Martin Eberts (born 1957) is a German diplomat. From 2014 to 2018 he served as the Director General of the German Institute Taipei. In 2020 he was appointed as the Consul General at the German Consulate in Osaka, Japan.

Career Eberts began his preparatory service for the Federal Foreign Office in 1986 and completed the training program in 1991. While serving as Director General, Eberts spoke in favor of Holocaust education in Taiwan, stating that learning about the sufferings during that period, as well as the stories of victims and survivors, would help prevent future tragedies. He also spoke out against Chinese coercion against Taiwan, such as China's insistence that international airlines refer to Taiwan as part of China, calling China's demands "childish". He voiced support for Taiwan's inclusion in global issues involving public health, aviation, and antiterrorism.

On 20 July 2018 he named Taiwanese professor Tseng Tzu-feng as an honorary director of the Institute for Southern Taiwan. Eberts was succeeded by Thomas Prinz on 30 July 2018. Later that year he was appointed as Head of the Political Department at the German Embassy in Indonesia.

In July 2020, Eberts was appointed as the Consul General at the German Consulate General in Osaka.

He is Catholic and married with four children. According to the magazine, the festival flyer promoted the screening “on the personal recommendation of the Consul General.” According to the report, Eberts repeatedly advocated for Catholic Church interests in emails to the German community. On his public Facebook page, he also actively supported right-wing Catholic pro-life organizations. The German Foreign Office stated that the festival was the sole responsibility of the consulate and that the social media posts were Eberts’s personal opinions.