Overview
- Chancellor Friedrich Merz has decided to replace longtime BND president Bruno Kahl with Martin Jäger, though the government has not yet issued an official announcement.
- Reports indicate Jäger will transition from his role as Germany’s ambassador to Kyiv to lead the foreign intelligence service.
- Jäger’s diplomatic career includes postings in Kabul and Baghdad, work in the Foreign Office and a stint as Daimler AG’s chief lobbyist.
- Bruno Kahl is expected to take up the position of German ambassador to the Vatican following his eight-year tenure at the BND.
- The leadership overhaul, coupled with the appointment of Philipp Wolff as Chancellery intelligence coordinator, is designed to secure more funding and greater operational flexibility for the BND.