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Federal Intelligence Service (Bundesnachrichtendienst)

Government agency
The Federal Intelligence Service is the foreign intelligence agency of Germany, directly subordinate to the Chancellor's Office. The BND headquarters is located in central Berlin. The BND has 300 locations in Germany and foreign countries. Wikipedia
President: Bruno Kahl
Founded: April 1, 1956
Headquarters: BND headquarters, Berlin
Annual budget: €1.08 billion; (US$1.3 billion) (FY2021)
Employees: 6,500 (2019)
Formed: 1 April 1956; 68 years ago
Minister responsible: Wolfgang Schmidt, Minister for Special Affairs