List of ambassadors of Israel to Russia explained

Post:Ambassador
Body:Israel to Russia
Embassy of Israel in Moscow
Incumbent:Simona Halperin
Inaugural:Golda Meir

The Israeli ambassador in Moscow is the official representative of the Government of Israel to the Government of Russia.

When Gary Koren left in 2019, his deputy, Keren Cohen Gat, headed the embassy until Yacov Livne arrived on November 8 as temporary chargé d'affaires.

Simona Halperin became the Ambassador in December 2023.

List of representatives

Diplomatic agrément/Diplomatic accreditationambassadorHebrew languageObservationsIsraeli Head of StateRussian Head of StateTerm end
Golda MeirChaim WeizmannJoseph Stalin
Mordechai NamirChaim WeizmannJoseph Stalin
Shmuel Yosef Shalom ElyashivFriedman (*October 11, 1899-20 June 1955)
  • He was appointed head of the mission at the pivotal level.
  • 1952: Slánský trial, Doctors' plot.
  • On 9 February 1953 an explosion from a bomb, placed by three Lechi activists at The Russian Embassy house in Tel Aviv injured 3 legation employees.
  • 13 February 1953 The government of Joseph Stalin informed the government ofIsrael of its decision to break off diplomatic relations with Israel.
  • December 1953 the, after the resumption of relations, he returned to Moscow.
  • In August 1954, he was promoted to ambassador [1]
Chaim WeizmannJoseph Stalin
Aluf Joseph AvidarYitzhak Ben-ZviNikolai Bulganin
Arie HarelYitzhak Ben-ZviNikita Khrushchev
Yosef TekoahYitzhak Ben-ZviNikita Khrushchev
Katriel KatzZalman ShazarLeonid Brezhnev
The Six-Day War ceased the diplomatic relations to the Soviet Union.Zalman ShazarLeonid Brezhnev
Aryeh Levin (diplomat)In 1990 he got Exequatur as Consul General in Moscow. In February 1992 presented his credentials to Boris YeltsinChaim HerzogBoris Yeltsin
Haim Bar-LevDied on May 4, 1994, during his term of officeChaim HerzogBoris Yeltsin
Aliza ShenharEzer WeizmanBoris Yeltsin
Zvi MagenEzer WeizmanBoris Yeltsin
Natan Meronנתן מירון Moshe KatsavVladimir Putin
Arkady Milmanארקדי מילמן Moshe KatsavVladimir Putin
Anna AzariMoshe KatsavVladimir Putin
Dorit GolenderShimon PeresDmitry Medvedev
Zvi HeifetzReuven RivlinVladimir Putin
Gary KorenReuven RivlinVladimir Putin[2]
Alexander Ben ZviReuven RivlinVladimir Putin2023
December 2023Simona HalperinIsaac HerzogVladimir Putincurrent time
55.7336°N 37.6236°W[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Israeli-Soviet Relations, 1953-1967: From Confrontation to Disruption. 9781135256623. Govrin. Yosef. 18 October 2013.
  2. News: Ahren . Raphael . Moscow embassy may go months without envoy, as PM keeps post in back pocket . 23 May 2020 . The Times of Israel . 26 November 2019.
  3. https://books.google.com/books?id=vvfIq0aJ_1oC&dq=%22Yosef+Avidar+and+his+wife+Yemima+%281955-58%29%2C+Ambassador+Arye+Harel+%281959-62%29%2C+Avraham+Agmon+%281956-58%29+and+Arie+%28Liova%29+Eliav+%281958-60%29%22&pg=PA408

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