A Junior Lady to a Senior Official’s Diplomatic Posting?

In one of the key Embassies in Country’s Foreign Service, normally only a Senior Officials with an exemplary track record in the service is appointed as head of the diplomatic mission. However, a very junior female official has already been picked up to fill the Germany, Berlin vacancy bypassing the most Senior Officials on the list. The power behind the lady picked up for appointment is said to be a political authority handling foreign affairs. Junior female said to be the former wife of a state big shot in Yahapalanaya.