Birth Place: | Cape Town, Union of South Africa |
Alma Mater: | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
Office1: | Diplomatic roles |
Suboffice1: | Ambassador of Israel to Paraguay |
Subterm1: | 2000-2002 |
Suboffice2: | Ambassador of Israel to Bolivia |
Subterm2: | 2002-2003 |
Suboffice3: | Ambassador of Israel to Colombia |
Subterm3: | 2007-2010 |
Subterm4: | 2010-2011 |
Suboffice5: | Consul General of Israel in Boston |
Subterm5: | 2020-present |
Meron Reuben (born 1961, Cape Town, South Africa) is an Israeli diplomat. In November 2020, Reuben was appointed Consul General to New England.[1]
Meron Reuben was born in South Africa. He moved to London, United Kingdom with his mother before making Aliyah to Israel in 1974. He is a graduate of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem where he studied diplomacy and international relations. He has two daughters from an earlier marriage that he raises with his partner David.
Reuben served as Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations (2010-2011), Ambassador to Paraguay, Bolivia and Colombia. From 2015 until 2020, he was Chief of State Protocol.[2] He replaced Zeev Boker as Consul. He worked behind the scenes at the meetings that led to the Abraham Accords.[3]