Viktor Elbling, a 64-year-old former ambassador to Italy, will replace Thomas Bagger in Warsaw, pending approval by the Polish government, the Polish news agency PAP reported on Saturday, citing Süddeutsche Zeitung.
Bagger's diplomatic mission in Poland was cut short as he was appointed by Germany's Minister of Foreign Affairs Annalena Baerbock to the position of secretary of state at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Bagger started his mission in Warsaw in July 2022, having previously served as a foreign affairs advisor to President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
Elbling began his career at the West Germany Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the late 1980s and held various leading positions at the Ministry's headquarters in Berlin, including responsibility for climate, energy, financial and economic policies.
He served as Germany's ambassador to Mexico and Rome from 2014 to 2018.
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Source: PAP