Daniel Shek is a former Israeli diplomat who served as Ambassador to France (September 2006-December 2010) and Consulate General to the Pacific Northwest of the US based in

San Francisco San Francisco (; Spanish language, Spanish for "Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the List of Ca ...

. He is a member of the

Kadima Kadima ( he, קדימה, lit=''Forward'') was a centrist and liberal political party in Israel. It was established on 24 November 2005 by moderates from Likud largely following the implementation of Ariel Sharon's unilateral disengagement plan ...

party.

Biography

Shek was born in Jerusalem on June 16, 1955, to Zeev Shek, also an ambassador and his mother, Alisa Ehrmann-Shek, am artist He attended

Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; he, הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Dr. Chaim Weiz ...

, studying general history and French literature, after serving in the military. When he graduated, he married his girlfriend Marie who was born in Tunisia. Shek is now married to

Emilie Moatti Emilie Haya Moatti ( he, אֵמִילִי חַיָּה מוּאָטִי, born 27 June 1980) ...

, a Knesset member he met while Ambassador. At

Mitvim Mitvim – The Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies, is a think tank based in Israel. Mitvim's goals are to develop and promote a new, progressive foreign policy paradigm for Israel; to promote Israel's belonging in the region and to re ...

, he is a member of the

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. Shek was also managing director at BICOM (

Britain Israel Communications and Research Centre The Britain Israel Communications and Research Centre (BICOM) is a UK-based organisation which acts to promote awareness of Israel and the Middle East in the United Kingdom. BICOM publishes materials such as briefings and a journal, ''Fathom'', ...

References

Living people Kadima politicians 1955 births Israeli consuls Ambassadors of Israel to France Hebrew University of Jerusalem alumni {{Israel-diplomat-stub