Overview
- Cabinet is scheduled to approve the ambassador slate on Wednesday, finalizing the reshuffle prepared by Wadephul
- Jens Hanefeld will replace Andreas Michaelis in Washington, drawing on his experience from two previous postings to the U.S. capital
- Bruno Kahl, outgoing president of the Federal Intelligence Service, is nominated as Germany’s representative to the Holy See in Rome
- Detlef Wächter has been named NATO ambassador, Ricklef Beutin will serve as UN envoy in New York, and Thomas Ossowski is slated for the EU post in Brussels
- Following cabinet sign-off, each nominee must secure agrément from the host country and receive presidential accreditation before taking up their roles