Shemi Tzur Explained
Shemi Tzur (Hebrew: שמי צור; born January 21, 1945)[1] is a retired Israeli ambassador who has had ambassadorships in Cyprus (1993–2000),[2] New Zealand (2010–2013),[3] Turkmenistan (2013–2015)[4] (one source says he was “Israel's first-ever ambassador to Turkmenistan” even though the Ministry of Foreign Affairs lists two earlier non resident ambassadors),[5] Finland (2003–2007),[6] and Estonia.[7] He has also been Consul at the Consulate General of Israel in Sydney, Acting Ambassador to Fiji and Chargé d'affaires ad interim, Acting Ambassador to Angola and Mozambique, Ambassador Non-resident to Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Tonga, Samoa and Cook Islands and “opened the Embassy of Israel in Uzbekistan and was instrumental in the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.“[8] [9]
From 1968 until 1971, he studied Jewish history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
References
- Web site: Rogatchi . Inna . SHEMI TZUR: "I FOUND REAL FRIENDSHIP AND REAL INDEPENDENCE IN THE BALTIC STATES" . The Baltic Course . 7 June 2020.
- Web site: Cyprus . Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs . 18 May 2020.
- Web site: New Zealand . Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs . 20 May 2020.
- Web site: Turkmenistan . Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs . 1 June 2020.
- News: First Israeli Ambassador To Turkmenistan Presents Credentials . 7 June 2020 . RadioFreeEurope RadioLiberty . June 20, 2013.
- Web site: Finland . Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs . 17 May 2020.
- News: Goldberg . Dan . Israel names first New Zealand envoy since 2002 . 7 June 2020 . Jewish Telegraphic Agency . November 9, 2009.
- Web site: Ambassador (Rt.) Shemi Tzur . Galilee Institute . 7 June 2020.
- News: Israeli Ambassador to Tonga, HE Mr. Shemi Tzur presents credentials . 7 June 2020 . Tonga Government Portal. https://web.archive.org/web/20110602154853/http://www.mic.gov.to/international-relations/112-state-visits/2316-israeli-ambassador-to-tonga-he-mr-shemi-tzur-presents-credentials . 2011-06-02 .
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