Gauck Appoints New Foreign Minister, Shifts In Other Cabinet Posts

BERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 27: German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier ( R) hands over his office to his successor Sigmar Gabriel at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on January 27, 2017 in Berlin, Germany. Gabriel, who was vice chancellor and minister of the economy, is taking the foreign minister position in a cabinet shift resulting from previous foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier's nomination for German president. Brigitte Zypries will become new minister of the economy. Steinmeier will likely be elected as president to replace Gauck by the Federal Assembly in February. (Photo by Christian Marquardt/Getty Images)