List of ambassadors of Israel to the United States
Ambassador of Israel to the United States | |
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שגריר ישראל בארצות הברית | |
![]() Coat of Arms of Israel | |
![]() Incumbent since November 15, 2021Mike Herzog | |
Nominator | Prime Minister of Israel |
Inaugural holder | Eliahu Eilat |
Formation | 1948 |
Website | Embassy |
The Israeli ambassador to the United States of America is the ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary from the State of Israel to the United States of America. It is generally regarded as the most prestigious position in the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs due to the close diplomatic and military relationship between the two countries.
The ambassador and the embassy staff at large work at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C.
Three ambassadors have been American citizens: Arens was naturalized and Oren and Dermer were born in the United States.
List of ambassadors
- Eliahu Eilat, 1948–1950
- Abba Eban, 1950–1959
- Avraham Harman, 1959–1968
- Yitzhak Rabin, 1968–1973
- Simcha Dinitz, 1973–1979
- Ephraim Evron, 1979–1982
- Moshe Arens, 1982–1983
- Meir Rosenne, 1983–1987
- Moshe Arad, 1987–1990
- Zalman Shoval, 1990–1993
- Itamar Rabinovich, 1993–1996
- Eliahu Ben-Elissar, 1996–1998
- Zalman Shoval, 1998–1999
- David Ivry, 1999–2002
- Daniel Ayalon, 2002–2006
- Sallai Meridor, 2006–2009
- Michael Oren, 2009–2013
- Ron Dermer, 2013–2021
- Gilad Erdan, 2021[1]
- Mike Herzog, 2021–present[2]
See also
- Israel–United States relations
- List of Israeli ambassadors
- List of ambassadors of the United States to Israel
- List of consuls general of Israel to the United States
References
- ^ "UN envoy Erdan becomes Israeli ambassador to the United States". www.i24news.tv. January 21, 2021. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
- ^ Magid, Jacob (November 16, 2021). "New Israeli ambassador to US Mike Herzog pledges to keep Israel a nonpartisan issue". The Times of Israel. Archived from the original on November 16, 2021.
External links
- Israeli Ambassadors to the United States (1948-Present)
- Former Ambassadors to the U.S.
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- Eliahu Eilat (1948–50)
- Abba Eban (1950–59)
- Avraham Harman (1959–68)
- Yitzhak Rabin (1968–73)
- Simcha Dinitz (1973–79)
- Ephraim Evron (1979–82)
- Moshe Arens (1982–83)
- Meir Rosenne (1983–87)
- Moshe Arad (1987–90)
- Zalman Shoval (1990–93)
- Itamar Rabinovich (1993–96)
- Eliahu Ben-Elissar (1996–98)
- Zalman Shoval (1998–2000)
- David Ivry (2000–02)
- Danny Ayalon (2002–06)
- Sallai Meridor (2006–09)
- Michael Oren (2009–13)
- Ron Dermer (2013–2021)
- Gilad Erdan (2021)
- Michael Herzog (2021-)