List of Israeli ambassadors explained

The following is a list of Israeli ambassadors.

Current Israeli Ambassadors

Updated May 2, 2023

Host state
Ref Israeli Ambassador Embassy
Website
Albania[1] Galit Peleg[2] Tirana
Angola[3] Luanda
Argentina[4] Buenos Aires
Canberra
Vienna
Baku
Minsk
Belgium[5] Brussels
Brasilia
Irit Lillian[6] Sofia
Cameroon[7] Yaoundé
Ottawa
Santiago
China[8] Beijing
Bogotá
Costa Rica[9] San José
Côte d'Ivoire[10] Abidjan
Ilan Mor[11] Zagreb
Nicosia
Prague
Copenhagen
Dominican Republic[12] Santo Domingo
Quito
Cairo
Asmara
Ethiopia[13] Addis Ababa
Finland[14] Hagit Ben-Yaakov Finland
Talya Lador-Fresher[15] Paris
Tbilisi
Berlin
Accra
Athens
Guatemala[16] Guatemala
Vatican
Yacov Hadas-Handelsman Budapest
India[17] New Delhi
Dublin
Italy[18] Rome
Yaffa Ben-AriTokyo
Amman
Kazakhstan[19] Astana
Kenya[20] Nairobi
Lironne Bar-Sade Riga[21]
Yossi Avni-Levy[22] Vilnius[23]
Mexico[24] Mexico City
MyanmarDov Segev-Steinberg Chargé d'affaires Yangon
Kathmandu
The Hague
Nigeria[25] Abuja
Norway[26] Oslo
Panama
[27] Argentina
Lima
Manila
Warsaw
[28] Dor ShapiraLisbon
Bucharest
Moscow
Senegal[29] Dakar
Serbia[30] Belgrade
Singapore[31] Singapore
Bratislava
South Africa[32] Pretoria
South Korea[33] Akiva TorSeoul
Spain[34] Madrid
Stockholm
Switzerland[35] Bern
Thailand[36] Bangkok
Ukraine[37] Kiev
United Arab Emirates[38] Abu Dhabi
London
RefWashington
Montevideo
Uzbekistan[39] Tashkent
Vietnam[40] Hanoi

Ambassadors to International Organizations

Current ambassadors from Israel to international organizations

Host organization Ref Location (Website)Ambassador
Eviatar Manor
Aharon Leshno-Yaar
Joel Lion
Aviv Shir-on
RefGilad Erdan
Gila Livnat Rosiner
Nimrod Barkan
Gil Haskel
Aviv Shir-on
Eviatar Manor
International Renewable Energy AgencyRami Hatan

Consuls General

Updated April 23, 2020Current consuls general from Israel:

Host state
Ref Israeli Consul Consulate
Website
São Paulo
Montreal
Toronto
Guangzhou
ChinaHong Kong
ChinaShanghai
Alexandria
Munich
Bangalore
Mumbai
St. Petersburg
Ilan Sztulman[41] Dubai
Anat Sultan-Dadon Atlanta
Boston
Aviv Ezra Chicago
Houston
Los Angeles
Miami
New York
Philadelphia
Shlomi Kofman[42] San Francisco
Istanbul

Other Senior Diplomatic Representatives

Other senior diplomatic representatives from Israel

Host state Representative Title
Ambassador, based in Jerusalem
Ambassador, based in Jerusalem
Ambassador, based in Jerusalem
Ambassador, based in Jerusalem
Ambassador, based in Jerusalem

Current and Past Ambassadors

Well-known current and past ambassadors from Israel

Ambassador Host state or organization Years
United States
Mexico, Netherlands, United Kingdom
Great Britain, Ireland, Australia
United States
Ukraine & Moldova[43]
Canada[44]
Ukraine[45]
Serbia
Vietnam[46]
Japan
2007–2011
Venezuela (expelled in January 2009)[47]
Yaacov Cohen Spain, Venezuela, the European Union, and Japan & South Korea[48]
Romania and Finland
United States, United Nations
1987–1990
2013–2017
United Nations
Denmark
United Nations
Vatican[49]
China[50]
United Nations
Eritrea
Azerbaijan
Japan
Ukraine, Russia
Sweden
Vietnam, Perú[51]
Romania, Egypt, Sweden
Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg
Ireland
Italy[52]
Soviet Union
United States
1996–2000
1984–1988
Poland
Germany[53]
United States
United States
1985–1988
Spain
United States
New Zealand
Poland
Finland[54]
France
Togo, Hong Kong, Czechia, Slovakia, Austria, Slovenia

Lists by country or organization

External links

Notes and References

  1. The ambassador to Albania also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Bosnia & Herzegovina
  2. Web site: Ambassador Boaz Rodkin . mfa.gov.il . Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs . 26 May 2020 . 21 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220221120748/https://mfa.gov.il/MFA/AboutTheMinistry/Israeli%20ambassadors/Pages/Albania.aspx . live .
  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. Web site: About the Ambassador . embassies.gov.il . 21 May 2020 . 27 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200927012744/http://embassies.gov.il/sofia/AboutTheEmbassy/Pages/The-Ambassador.aspx . live .
  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. The ambassador to Côte d'Ivoire also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Benin, Burkina Faso, Liberia and Togo.
  11. Web site: Ambassador . 2020-04-21 . 2020-08-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200814204303/https://embassies.gov.il/zagreb/AboutTheEmbassy/Pages/The-ambassador.aspx . live .
  12. 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.
  13. The ambassador to Ethiopia also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Burundi .
  14. The ambassador to Finland also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Estonia.
  15. News: Harkov . Lahav . France ambassadorial post among key diplomat roles left empty . 24 April 2020 . The Jerusalem Post . January 13, 2020 . 24 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200424025805/https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/france-added-to-key-ambassadorial-posts-left-empty-614035 . live .
  16. The ambassador to Guatemala also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to El Salvador.
  17. The ambassador to India also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Sri Lanka.
  18. The ambassador to Italy also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Malta and San Marino.
  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. Web site: Home . 2012-08-11 . 2012-08-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120815063315/http://embassies.gov.il/riga/Pages/default.aspx . live .
  22. Web site: Reception for New Israeli Ambassador . Lithuanian Jewish Community . 2 September 2019 . 21 April 2020 . 21 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220221120738/https://www.lzb.lt/en/2019/09/02/reception-for-new-israeli-ambassador/ . live .
  23. Web site: Home . 2015-06-17 . 2015-08-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150816110312/http://embassies.gov.il/vilnius/Pages/default.aspx . live .
  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. News: Israel appoints ambassador to Paraguay after embassy dispute . 25 November 2022 . Times of Israel . August 22, 2019.
  28. Web site: 22 September 2022 . Entrevista Embaixador Dor Shapira . 20 July 2024 . pt.
  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. Web site: Interview with H.E. Akiva Tor, Israeli Ambassador to the Republic of Korea. 2021-08-08. Asia Society. en. 2021-08-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20210808045858/https://asiasociety.org/korea/interview-he-akiva-tor-israeli-ambassador-republic-korea. live.
  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. Web site: The world news platform . 2021-01-27 . 2022-02-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220221120736/https://theworldnews.net/il-news . live .
  42. Web site: Shlomi Kofman . Consulate General of Israel to the Pacific Northwest San Francisco . 1 February 2021 . 19 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210119053629/https://embassies.gov.il/san-francisco/AboutTheEmbassy/Pages/The-Consul-General.aspx . live .
  43. Web site: Israeli ambassador to Ukraine speaks at Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv (06/22/03) . 2006-08-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070930035548/http://www.ukrweekly.com/Archive/2003/250308.shtml . 2007-09-30 .
  44. Web site: Archived copy . 2006-08-12 . 2006-08-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060828053758/http://ottawa.mfa.gov.il/mfm/Web/main/Document.asp . live .
  45. Web site: FJC | News | Israeli Ambassador Visits Donetsk Jewish Community, Awards 'Righteous' . 2006-08-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070312195347/http://www.fjc.ru/news/newsArticle.asp?AID=285208 . 2007-03-12 .
  46. Web site: Business | Thanh Nien Daily . Thanhniennews.com . 2022-02-21 . 2021-11-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211110230956/http://www.thanhniennews.com/business/?catid=2&newsid=12266 . live .
  47. News: Roi . Mandel . Israeli envoy banished from Venezuela: Chavez' door closed . . 7 January 2009 . 13 July 2009 . 8 January 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090108112921/http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3652334,00.html . live .
  48. Web site: The Improvement in Israeli-South Korean Relations - Yaacov Cohen . 2006-08-16 . 2006-10-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061004080040/http://www.jcpa.org/jpsr/jpsr-cohen-s06.htm . live .
  49. Web site: Issues in the News: From the Israeli and U.S. Jewish Press and from the Middle East Press . 2006-08-16 . 2006-06-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060628032652/http://washington-report.org/backissues/0494/9404022.htm . live .
  50. https://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060726/wl_asia_afp/mideastconflictunchina_060726045453
  51. Web site: History & Overview of the Israeli Druze. 2006-08-16. 2006-08-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20060824161135/http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Politics/druzeamb.html. live.
  52. Web site: Satellite News and latest stories | The Jerusalem Post. fr.jpost.com.
  53. Web site: Sharon decides to remove Israel's ambassador in Germany . 2006-08-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070930201105/http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/990205/1999020508.html . 2007-09-30 .
  54. Web site: In the News: First Israeli-Arab to represent Israel as ambassador . 2010-07-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110606013436/http://www.ucalgary.ca/mp2003/news/march04/ali-yahya.html . 2011-06-06 .

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