According to a report, former government spokesman Steffen Seibert is to become ambassador to Israel.
The personnel is part of a package to fill the most important ambassador posts, reported the "Süddeutsche Zeitung".
Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) had promised his predecessor Angela Merkel (CDU), whose spokesman Seibert had served for eleven years, such a use, the newspaper reported.
According to "SZ" information, Ambassador Emily Haber, who is respected across parties, is to be extended in Washington - although she has actually reached the age limit.
Accordingly, Miguel Berger, who was replaced as State Secretary after the change of government, will go to Great Britain for Andreas Michaelis, who was brought back to Berlin as State Secretary by Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Greens).
In Spain, according to the report, Maria Gosse, head of the Central Department of the Federal Foreign Office, will replace Ambassador Wolfgang Dold, who is moving to Mexico.
Thomas Bagger, most recently head of the foreign department in the Office of the Federal President, will take over the post in Poland.
Philipp Ackermann, previously head of Political Department 3, which is responsible for relations with countries in the Near and Middle East, Africa and Latin America, is to be sent to India.
In China, Patricia Flor is to succeed Jan Hecker, who died a few days after taking office in September and was Merkel's security adviser before his transfer.
Flor is currently EU ambassador to Japan.