Guy Feldman Explained

Guy Feldman was the Israeli ambassador to Nigeria and The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)[1] from 2016 until 2018[2] and was Ambassador to Eritrea from 2010 until 2013.[3]

In 2017, Feldman cancelled an embassy sponsored Israeli Independence Day celebration, deciding to use the funds to start a soccer league for children living in refugee camps displaced from their homes because of Boko Haram.[4]

Feldman was an Israeli Air Force pilot for 22 years before joining the foreign service. He retired as a lieutenant colonel in 2002 and was in the active reserve until 2015. Feldman earned a Bachelor’s degree in Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Haifa and an MBA from Manchester University.

References

  1. Web site: Nigeria . Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs . 18 May 2020.
  2. Web site: Environmental Scarcity and Instability in the West African Sahel and the Lake Chad Basin . Clarke Forum for Contemporary Issues . 31 May 2020.
  3. Web site: Eritrea . Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs . 18 May 2020.
  4. News: Eichner . Itmar . Israeli ambassador donates party fund to soccer league for Nigerian children . 31 May 2020 . Ynet . May 14, 2017.

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