Overview

• The federal cabinet is set to decide on Thoms’s nomination on July 2, after which the appointment requires agrément from Ukraine and presidential accreditation.
• Heiko Thoms is a seasoned Ukraine specialist who helped negotiate a $50 billion G7 aid package and has experience with the EU, NATO and UN.
• Martin Jäger will leave his post in Kyiv to become president of the Bundesnachrichtendienst, succeeding Bruno Kahl.
• Bruno Kahl is slated to take on the role of Germany’s envoy to the Holy See in Rome.
• Other appointments in the package nominate Daniela Schlegel for Lisbon, Markus Potzel for Switzerland and Axel Dittmann for Tehran.