I hereby officially nickname him Nicolas "Quicksilver" Sarkozy, and this French speedy has made some interesting and apparently pragmatic choices in picking his cabinet.
And he did it FAST!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6668329.stm
Despite having become the new foreign minstre, Kouchner maybe will proove to be a sting in his socialist party's tail - they are surely not the closest of friends anyway.
And concerning the relations to the Germans: despite the kisses and embracing between Sarkozy and Merkel I think "die Deutschen sollten sich besser warm anziehen..."

This French government will not be a comfortable one to deal with, especially in economical questions.