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The following is a list of Israeli ambassadors.
Current Israeli Ambassadors
Updated May 2, 2023
Ambassadors to International Organizations
Current ambassadors from Israel to international organizations
Host organization
Ref
Location (Website)
Ambassador
Conference on Disarmament
Geneva ,
Switzerland
Eviatar Manor
European Union
Brussels ,
Belgium
Aharon Leshno-Yaar
International Civil Aviation Organization
Montreal ,
Canada
Joel Lion
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
Vienna ,
Austria
Aviv Shir-on
United Nations
Ref
New York ,
United States
Gilad Erdan
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
Rome ,
Italy
Gila Livnat Rosiner
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development
Paris ,
France
Nimrod Barkan
United Nations Environment Programme
Nairobi ,
Kenya
Gil Haskel
United Nations International Organizations in Vienna
Vienna ,
Austria
Aviv Shir-on
United Nations International Organizations in Geneva
Geneva ,
Switzerland
Eviatar Manor
International Renewable Energy Agency
Abu Dhabi ,
United Arab Emirates
Rami Hatan
Consuls General
Updated April 23, 2020
Current
consuls general from Israel:
Other Senior Diplomatic Representatives
Other senior diplomatic representatives from Israel
Current and Past Ambassadors
Well-known current and past
ambassadors from Israel
Ambassador
Host state or organization
Years
Moshe Arens
United States
Shlomo Argov
Mexico ,
Netherlands ,
United Kingdom
Yehuda Avner
Great Britain ,
Ireland ,
Australia
Daniel Ayalon
United States
Anna Azari
Ukraine &
Moldova
[43]
Alan Baker
Canada
[44]
Naomi Ben-Ami
Ukraine
[45]
Yaffa Ben-Ari
Serbia
Ephraim Ben-Matityau
Vietnam
[46]
Eli Cohen
Japan
Mattanya Cohen
El Salvador ,
Belize
2007–2011
Shlomo Cohen
Venezuela (expelled in January 2009)
[47]
Yaacov Cohen
Spain ,
Venezuela , the
European Union , and
Japan &
South Korea
[48]
Yohanan Cohen
Romania and
Finland
Abba Eban
United States ,
United Nations
Dr. Israel Eliashiv
Singapore
1987–1990
Yael Rubinstein
Singapore
2013–2017
Dan Gillerman
United Nations
Carmi Gillon
Denmark
Dore Gold
United Nations
Shmuel Hadas
Vatican
[49]
Yehoyada Haim
China
[50]
Chaim Herzog
United Nations
Menahem Kanafi
Eritrea
Arthur Lenk
Azerbaijan
Joseph Ivor Linton
Japan
Zvi Magen
Ukraine ,
Russia
Eviatar Manor
Sweden
Walid Mansour
Vietnam ,
Perú
[51]
Zvi Mazel
Romania ,
Egypt ,
Sweden
Yitzchak Mayer
Switzerland ,
Belgium ,
Luxembourg
Daniel Megiddo
Ireland
Gideon Meir
Italy
[52]
Golda Meir
Soviet Union
Sallai Meridor
United States
Ora Namir
China
1996–2000
Benjamin Netanyahu
United Nations
1984–1988
David Peleg
Poland
Avi Primor
Germany
[53]
Yitzhak Rabin
United States
Itamar Rabinovich
United States
Gad Ranon
Portugal
1985–1988
Rafi Schutz
Spain
Zalman Shoval
United States
Naftali Tamir
New Zealand
Shevah Weiss
Poland
Ali Yahya
Finland
[54]
Nissim Zvili
France
Yoel Sher
Togo, Hong Kong, Czechia, Slovakia, Austria, Slovenia
See also
Notes
^ The ambassador to Albania also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to
Bosnia & Herzegovina
^
"Ambassador Boaz Rodkin" . mfa.gov.il . Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Archived from the original on 21 February 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2020 .
^ The ambassador to Angola also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to
Democratic Republic of Congo ,
Mozambique and
São Tomé and Príncipe .
^ The ambassador to Argentina also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to
Paraguay .
^ The ambassador to Belgium also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to
Luxembourg .
^
"About the Ambassador" . embassies.gov.il .
Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020 .
^ The ambassador to Cameroon also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to
Central African Republic , the
Republic of Congo ,
Equatorial Guinea and
Gabon .
^ The ambassador to China also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to
Mongolia .
^ The ambassador to Costa Rica also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to
Nicaragua .
^ The ambassador to Côte d'Ivoire also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to
Benin ,
Burkina Faso ,
Liberia and
Togo .
^
"Ambassador" .
Archived from the original on 2020-08-14. Retrieved 2020-04-21 .
^ The ambassador to the Dominican Republic also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to
Antigua and Barbuda ,
Dominica ,
Grenada ,
Haiti ,
Jamaica ,
Saint Kitts and Nevis ,
Saint Lucia , and
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines .
^ The ambassador to Ethiopia also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to
Burundi .
^ The ambassador to Finland also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to
Estonia .
^ Harkov, Lahav (January 13, 2020).
"France ambassadorial post among key diplomat roles left empty" . The Jerusalem Post.
Archived from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020 .
^ The ambassador to Guatemala also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to
El Salvador .
^ The ambassador to India also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to
Sri Lanka .
^ The ambassador to Italy also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to
Malta and
San Marino .
^ The ambassador to Kazakhstan also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to
Kyrgyzstan
^ The ambassador to Kenya also serves as Israel's representative to UN organizations in Nairobi and non-resident Ambassador to
Malawi ,
Seychelles ,
Tanzania ,
Uganda and
Zambia .
^
"Home" .
Archived from the original on 2012-08-15. Retrieved 2012-08-11 .
^
"Reception for New Israeli Ambassador" . Lithuanian Jewish Community . 2 September 2019.
Archived from the original on 21 February 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2020 .
^
"Home" .
Archived from the original on 2015-08-16. Retrieved 2015-06-17 .
^ The ambassador to Mexico also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to
Bahamas .
^ The ambassador to Nigeria also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to
Ghana .
^ The ambassador to Norway also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to
Iceland .
^
"Israel appoints ambassador to Paraguay after embassy dispute" . Times of Israel. August 22, 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2022 .
^
https://embassies.gov.il/Lisboa/NewsAndEvents/Pages/Entrevista-Embaixador-Dor-Shapira.aspx .
^ The ambassador to Senegal also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to
Cape Verde ,
Gambia ,
Guinea-Bissau and
Sierra Leone .
^ The ambassador to Serbia also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to
Montenegro .
^ The ambassador to Singapore also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to
Timor-Leste .
^ The ambassador to South Africa also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to
Lesotho and
Swaziland .
^
"Interview with H.E. Akiva Tor, Israeli Ambassador to the Republic of Korea" . Asia Society .
Archived from the original on 2021-08-08. Retrieved 2021-08-08 .
^ The ambassador to Spain also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to
Andorra .
^ The ambassador to Switzerland also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to
Liechtenstein .
^ The ambassador to Thailand also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to
Cambodia .
^ The ambassador to Ukraine also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to
Moldova .
^ The ambassador to the United Arab Emirates also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to
Turkey
^ The ambassador to Uzbekistan also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to
Tajikistan .
^ The ambassador to Vietnam also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to
Laos .
^
"The world news platform" .
Archived from the original on 2022-02-21. Retrieved 2021-01-27 .
^
"Shlomi Kofman" . Consulate General of Israel to the Pacific Northwest San Francisco .
Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021 .
^
"Israeli ambassador to Ukraine speaks at Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv (06/22/03)" . Archived from
the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2006-08-16 .
^
"Archived copy" .
Archived from the original on 2006-08-28. Retrieved 2006-08-12 . {{
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (
link )
^
"FJC | News | Israeli Ambassador Visits Donetsk Jewish Community, Awards 'Righteous' " . Archived from
the original on 2007-03-12. Retrieved 2006-08-16 .
^
"Business | Thanh Nien Daily" . Thanhniennews.com.
Archived from the original on 2021-11-10. Retrieved 2022-02-21 .
^ Mandel, Roi (7 January 2009).
"Israeli envoy banished from Venezuela: Chavez' door closed" .
Ynetnews .
Archived from the original on 8 January 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2009 .
^
"The Improvement in Israeli-South Korean Relations - Yaacov Cohen" .
Archived from the original on 2006-10-04. Retrieved 2006-08-16 .
^
"Issues in the News: From the Israeli and U.S. Jewish Press and from the Middle East Press" .
Archived from the original on 2006-06-28. Retrieved 2006-08-16 .
^
https://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060726/wl_asia_afp/mideastconflictunchina_060726045453 [
dead link ]
^
"History & Overview of the Israeli Druze" .
Archived from the original on 2006-08-24. Retrieved 2006-08-16 .
^
"Satellite News and latest stories | The Jerusalem Post" . fr.jpost.com .
^
"Sharon decides to remove Israel's ambassador in Germany" . Archived from
the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2006-08-16 .
^
"In the News: First Israeli-Arab to represent Israel as ambassador" . Archived from
the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2010-07-19 .
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