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Heads I: Gerhartz takes over NATO Allied Command and Control in Brunssum.

General Ingo Gerhartz (59), a German, has now taken command of the Allied Joint Force Command in Brunssum in the Netherlands.

By Lisa-Martina Klein

Sigrid Winkler: From the German Chamber to her own riding stable.

Former AHK (German Chamber of Commerce Abroad) staffer Sigrid Winkler has turned her desire for occasional escapes from big city life into a business model. With her boutique riding stable "City Cowboys" in Shanghai, she’s tapping into a growing niche market.

By Redaktion Table

Thomas Ossowski: EU veteran becomes new Permanent Representative.

Thomas Ossowski will be Germany’s new EU ambassador. Ossowski and Michael Clauß, Chancellor Merz’s European policy adviser, have worked closely together for many years.

By Till Hoppe

Jessica Ritter: Equal Opportunities Officer at the Navy

Flotilla doctor Jessica Ritter stands for the uncomfortable topics in the Navy. Since she was elected Military Equal Opportunities Officer four years ago, the tough cases have landed on her desk. She was re-elected at the end of May.

By Lisa-Martina Klein

NATO: Grynkewich becomes supreme military commander.

NATO has a new SACEUR: Lieutenant General Alexus Grynkewich from the US Air Force succeeds General Christopher Cavoli.

By Lisa-Martina Klein

Sidi Ould Tah – What issues the next AfDB president wants to tackle.

Mauritanian Sidi Ould Tah will be the next President of the African Development Bank (AfDB). One of his key projects is the modernization of the bank's organizational structure.

By Arne Schütte

Ministry of Defense: Pistorius expands male staff.

Jens Plötner becomes State Secretary for Armaments. The change of personnel is controversial: Plötner is considered by many to represent a foreign policy that was once too Russia-friendly.

By Markus Bickel

Ramón Méndez Galain: Renewables for all

Ramón Méndez Galain is responsible for a rapid energy transition in Uruguay. He now wants to utilize his experience to help create a green and socially just energy supply at the international level.

By Redaktion Table

Henning Otte: 'The Bundeswehr needs more of everything.'

More personnel and better equipment for the Bundeswehr – these are the topics that will shape the term of office of the future Parliamentary Commissioner for the Armed Forces, Henning Otte. In the new government, the CDU politician will succeed his colleague, the SPD politician Eva Högl.

By Lisa-Martina Klein

By Redaktion Table