I wish articles like these provided some kind of a way to get in touch with the person they're about. Even an anonymous email address would be plenty good. I would like to offer some tips and suggest a few companies to apply to, but right now I figure my best bet is to either search Linkedin for the name, or to write the journalist who did the reporting and hope for a reply.
His situation seems like a bit temporary though. His lifestyle feels a bit like a language student but instead of being 20 he's 49.
The former minister has an IT degree and speaks English. He's overcoming the language barrier by learning German 4 hours a day. Still, I hope he's able to learn German and find a nice job.