Editing President of Germany (section)

==Presidential office and symbols==
===Residences and office===
[[File:Schloss Bellevue DSC8405.jpg|thumb|Ceremonial office in Bellevue Palace]]
The official residence of the president is [[Bellevue Palace, Germany|Bellevue Palace]] in Berlin. The president's second official residence is the [[Hammerschmidt Villa]] in Bonn, the former capital city of [[West Germany]].

Although these are the president's official residences, they do not live in Bellevue palace. Instead, it is only used as a ceremonial office. The president and their spouse live in a villa in [[Dahlem (Berlin)|Dahlem]] which is part of the Berlin borough of [[Steglitz-Zehlendorf]].

The Office of the President (''[[Bundespräsidialamt]]'') is a supreme federal authority. It organises the president's work, supports the president in the performance of their duties as head of state, and coordinate their working relationships with other parts of the German government and administration. Its top official, who takes precedence over all other [[Secretary of state|German state secretaries]], is the Head of the Office of the President (''Chef des Bundespräsidialamts'').

The office and its staff advise the president, inform them of all developments in domestic and foreign affairs and carry out the instructions of the president or forward these to the corresponding ministry or authority.<ref name="Constitutional basis"/>

===Transportation===
[[File:German Air Force A340-300(16+02) (6272414834).jpg|thumb|left|Airbus A340 aircraft used by the president]]
The president's car is usually black, made in Germany and has the numberplate "0 – 1" with the presidential standard on the right wing of the car. The president also uses a VIP helicopter operated by the Federal Police and VIP aircraft ([[Bombardier Global Express|Bombardier Global 5000]], [[Airbus A319|Airbus A319CJ]], [[Airbus A310]], or [[Airbus A340|A340]]) operated by the [[Executive Transport Wing (German Air Force)|Executive Transport Wing]] of the [[German Air Force]]. When the president is on board, the flight's callsign is "German Airforce 001".

===Presidential standard===
{{Main|Presidential standard of Germany}}