FILE - In this photo made available by the German Federal Government, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center, speaks with U.S. President Donald Trump, seated at right, during the G7 Leaders Summit in La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada, June 9, 2018. Merkel has been credited with raising Germany’s profile and influence, helping hold a fractious European Union together, managing a string of crises and being a role model for women in a near-record tenure. Her designated successor, Olaf Scholz, is expected to take office Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021. (Jesco Denzel/German Federal Government via AP)
