List of ambassadors of Israel to Egypt explained

Post:	Ambassador
Body:	Israel to Egypt
Native Name:	שגריר ישראל במצרים
Insignia:	Emblem of Israel.svg
Insigniasize:	120px
Insigniacaption:	Coat of Arms of Israel
Incumbent:	Amira Oron
Incumbentsince:	June 2020
Nominator:	Prime Minister of Israel
Inaugural:	Eliyahu Ben-Elissar
Formation:	1980
Website:	Embassy

Diplomatic relations between Egypt and Israel were established on 26 February 1980, after the signing of the Egypt–Israel peace treaty on 26 March 1979. The first Israeli ambassador to Egypt was Eliyahu Ben-Elissar.^{[1] [2]}

List of ambassadors

Name	Duration of mission
Eliyahu Ben-Elissar	1980–1981
Moshe Sasson	1981–1988^[3]
Shimon Shamir	1988–1991
Efraim Dowek	1991–1992
David Sultan	1992–1996
Zvi Mazel	1997–2001
Gideon Ben-Ami	2001–2003
Eli Shaked	2004–2005
Shalom Cohen	2005–2009
Itzhak Levanon	November 2009 – December 2011
Yaakov Amitai	December 2011 – September 2014
Haim Koren	14 September 2014 – 2016
David Govrin	July 2016 – May 2019
Eyal Sela, charge d’affaires	May 2019 – June 2020
Amira Oron^[4]	June 2020 – present

See also

• List of ambassadors of Egypt to Israel

Notes and References

1. News: The Ambassadors Exchanged by Egypt and Israel . The New York Times . 26 February 1980 . 15 October 2023.
2. News: Egyptian and Israeli Ambassadors Take Up Duties . The New York Times . 27 February 1980 . 15 October 2023.
3. News: Israel Appoints Career Diplomat As Its New Ambassador to Egypt . The New York Times . AP . 31 March 1981 . 15 October 2023.
4. News: Ahren . Raphael . After long delay, Amira Oron approved as new ambassador to Cairo . The Times of Israel . 7 June 2020 . 7 June 2020.