List of Israeli ambassadors

The following is a list of Israeli ambassadors.

Current Israeli Ambassadors

Updated May 2, 2023

Host state
(common names)		 Ref Israeli Ambassador Embassy
Website
Albania[1] Galit Peleg[2] Tirana
Angola[3] Shimon Solomon Luanda
Argentina[4] Yoed Magen Buenos Aires
Australia Mark Sofer Canberra
Austria Talya Lador-Fresher Vienna
Azerbaijan Ref Dan Stav Baku
Belarus Alon Shoham Minsk
Belgium[5] Simona Frankel Brussels
Brazil Yossi Avraham Shelley Brasilia
Bulgaria Irit Lillian[6] Sofia
Cameroon[7] Isi Yanouka Yaoundé
Canada Iddo Moed Ottawa
Chile Marina Rosenberg Santiago
China[8] Irit Ben-Abba Beijing
Colombia Marco Sermoneta Bogotá
Costa Rica[9] Amir Ofek San José
Croatia Ilan Mor[10] Zagreb
Cyprus Shmuel (Sammy) Revel Nicosia
Czech Republic Daniel Meron Prague
Denmark Benny Dagan Copenhagen
Dominican Republic[11] Daniel Biran Bayor Santo Domingo
Ecuador Zeev Harel Quito
Egypt Ref David Govrin Cairo
Eritrea Gadi Harpaz Asmara
Ethiopia[12] Raphael Morav Addis Ababa
Finland[13] Hagit Ben-Yaakov Finland
France Talya Lador-Fresher[14] Paris
Georgia Hadas Ester Meitzad Tbilisi
Germany Jeremy Issacharoff Berlin
Ghana Shani Cooper Accra
Greece Yossi Amrani Athens
Guatemala[15] Mattanya Cohen Guatemala
Holy See Raphael Schutz Vatican
Hungary Yacov Hadas-Handelsman Budapest
India[16] Naor Gilon New Delhi
Ireland Dana Erlich Dublin
Italy[17] Dror Eydar Rome
Ivory Coast[18] Rony Yedidia Clein Abidjan
Japan Yaffa Ben-Ari Tokyo
Jordan Amir Weissbrod Amman
Kazakhstan[19] Edwin Yabo Glusman Astana
Kenya[20] Oded Joseph Nairobi
Latvia Lironne Bar-Sade Riga[21]
Lithuania Yossi Avni-Levy[22] Vilnius[23]
Mexico[24] Jonathan Peled Mexico City
Myanmar Dov Segev-Steinberg Chargé d'affaires Yangon
Nepal Benny Omer Kathmandu
Netherlands Modi Ephraim The Hague
Nigeria[25] Shimon Ben-Shoshan Abuja
Norway[26] Alon Roth-Snir Oslo
Panama Itai Bardov Panama
Paraguay [27] Yoed Magen Argentina
Peru Asaf Ichilevich Lima
Philippines Rafael Harpaz Manila
Poland Anna Azari Warsaw
Portugal [28] Dor Shapira Lisbon
Romania David Sarang Bucharest
Russia Gary Koren Moscow
Senegal[29] Roi Rosenblit Dakar
Serbia[30] Alona Fisher-Kamm Belgrade
Singapore[31] Sagi Karni Singapore
Slovakia Eitan Levon Bratislava
South Africa[32] Lior Keinan Pretoria
South Korea[33] Akiva Tor Seoul
South Sudan Hanan Goder
Spain[34] Rodica Radian-Gordon Madrid
Sweden Ilan Ben-Dov Stockholm
Switzerland[35] Jacob Keidar Bern
Thailand[36] Orna Sagiv Bangkok
Ukraine[37] Joel Lion Kyiv
United Arab Emirates[38] Eitan Na'eh Abu Dhabi
United Kingdom Tzipi Hotovely London
United States Ref Michael Herzog Washington
Uruguay Yoed Magen Montevideo
Uzbekistan[39] Eddie Shapira Tashkent
Vietnam[40] Nadav Eshcar Hanoi

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:

Host state
(common names)		 Ref Israeli Consul Consulate
Website
Brazil Dori Goren São Paulo
Canada David Levy (diplomat) Montreal
Canada Galit Baram Toronto
China Nadav Cohen Guangzhou
China Ahuva Spieler Hong Kong
China Eyal Propper Shanghai
Egypt Meir Lefkowitz Alexandria
Germany Sandra Simovich Munich
India Dana Kursh Bangalore
India Yaakov Finkelstein Mumbai
Russia Olga Slov St. Petersburg
United Arab Emirates Ilan Sztulman[41] Dubai
United States Anat Sultan-Dadon Atlanta
United States Zeev Boker Boston
United States Aviv Ezra Chicago
United States Gilad Katz Houston
United States Hillel Newman Los Angeles
United States Lior Haiat Miami
United States Dani Dayan New York
United States Yaron Sideman Philadelphia
United States Shlomi Kofman[42] San Francisco
Turkey Yosef Levi-Sfari Istanbul

Other Senior Diplomatic Representatives

Other senior diplomatic representatives from Israel

Host state Representative Title
Armenia Eliyahu Yerushalmi Ambassador, based in Jerusalem
Kyrgyzstan Liat Wexelman Ambassador, based in Jerusalem
North Macedonia Dan Oryan Ambassador, based in Jerusalem
Slovenia Eyal Sela Ambassador, based in Jerusalem
Turkmenistan Moshe Kimhi Ambassador, based in Jerusalem

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, Peru[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, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Slovenia

Lists by country or organization

Notes

  1. ^ The ambassador to Albania also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Bosnia & Herzegovina
  2. ^ "Ambassador Boaz Rodkin". mfa.gov.il. Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Archived from the original on 21 February 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  3. ^ The ambassador to Angola also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique and São Tomé and Príncipe.
  4. ^ The ambassador to Argentina also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Paraguay.
  5. ^ The ambassador to Belgium also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Luxembourg.
  6. ^ "About the Ambassador". embassies.gov.il. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  7. ^ The ambassador to Cameroon also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Central African Republic, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.
  8. ^ The ambassador to China also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Mongolia.
  9. ^ The ambassador to Costa Rica also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Nicaragua.
  10. ^ "Ambassador". Archived from the original on 2020-08-14. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ The ambassador to Ethiopia also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Burundi .
  13. ^ The ambassador to Finland also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Estonia.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ The ambassador to Guatemala also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to El Salvador.
  16. ^ The ambassador to India also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Sri Lanka.
  17. ^ The ambassador to Italy also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Malta and San Marino.
  18. ^ The ambassador to Côte d'Ivoire also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Benin, Burkina Faso, Liberia and Togo.
  19. ^ The ambassador to Kazakhstan also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan
  20. ^ 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.
  21. ^ "Home". Archived from the original on 2012-08-15. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
  22. ^ "Reception for New Israeli Ambassador". Lithuanian Jewish Community. 2 September 2019. Archived from the original on 21 February 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  23. ^ "Home". Archived from the original on 2015-08-16. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
  24. ^ The ambassador to Mexico also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Bahamas.
  25. ^ The ambassador to Nigeria also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Ghana.
  26. ^ The ambassador to Norway also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Iceland.
  27. ^ "Israel appoints ambassador to Paraguay after embassy dispute". Times of Israel. August 22, 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  28. ^ "Entrevista Embaixador Dor Shapira" (in Portuguese). 22 September 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  29. ^ The ambassador to Senegal also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Cape Verde, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone.
  30. ^ The ambassador to Serbia also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Montenegro.
  31. ^ The ambassador to Singapore also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Timor-Leste.
  32. ^ The ambassador to South Africa also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Lesotho and Swaziland.
  33. ^ "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.
  34. ^ The ambassador to Spain also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Andorra.
  35. ^ The ambassador to Switzerland also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Liechtenstein.
  36. ^ The ambassador to Thailand also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Cambodia.
  37. ^ The ambassador to Ukraine also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Moldova.
  38. ^ The ambassador to the United Arab Emirates also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Turkey
  39. ^ The ambassador to Uzbekistan also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Tajikistan.
  40. ^ The ambassador to Vietnam also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Laos.
  41. ^ "The world news platform". Archived from the original on 2022-02-21. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  42. ^ "Shlomi Kofman". Consulate General of Israel to the Pacific Northwest San Francisco. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  43. ^ "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.
  44. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-08-28. Retrieved 2006-08-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  45. ^ "FJC | News | Israeli Ambassador Visits Donetsk Jewish Community, Awards 'Righteous'". Archived from the original on 2007-03-12. Retrieved 2006-08-16.
  46. ^ "Business | Thanh Nien Daily". Thanhniennews.com. Archived from the original on 2021-11-10. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  47. ^ 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.
  48. ^ "The Improvement in Israeli-South Korean Relations - Yaacov Cohen". Archived from the original on 2006-10-04. Retrieved 2006-08-16.
  49. ^ "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.
  50. ^ https://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060726/wl_asia_afp/mideastconflictunchina_060726045453 [dead link‍]
  51. ^ "History & Overview of the Israeli Druze". Archived from the original on 2006-08-24. Retrieved 2006-08-16.
  52. ^ "Satellite News and latest stories | The Jerusalem Post". fr.jpost.com.
  53. ^ "Sharon decides to remove Israel's ambassador in Germany". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2006-08-16.
  54. ^ "In the News: First Israeli-Arab to represent Israel as ambassador". Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2010-07-19.