The Ambassador from Israel to Australia is

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

's foremost

diplomatic representative Diplomacy comprises spoken or written communication by representatives of states (such as leaders and diplomats) intended to influence events in the international system.Ronald Peter Barston, ''Modern diplomacy'', Pearson Education, 2006, p. 1 ...

in Australia.

List of ambassadors

*Minister

Joseph Ivor Linton Joseph Ivor Linton (also referred to as Ivor Joseph Linton) (July 2, 1900 – March 1, 1982) was an Israeli diplomat. Born in Russia, he immigrated to England in 1919, where he engaged in Zionist activities on behalf of the Jewish Agency for Palest ...

1950 - 1952 *Minister

Mordekhai Nurock Mordecai (; also Mordechai; , IPA: ) is one of the main personalities in the Book of Esther in the Hebrew Bible. He is described as being the son of Jair, of the tribe of Benjamin. He was promoted to Vizier after Haman was killed. Biblical acco ...

1953 - 1958 *

Moshe Yuval Moses ( el, Μωϋσῆς),from Latin and Greek Moishe ( yi, משה),from Yiddish Moshe ( he, מֹשֶׁה),from Modern Hebrew or Movses ( Armenian: Մովսես) from Armenian is a male given name, after the biblical figure Moses. According to t ...

1958 - 1963 * David Tesher 1956 - 1957 *

Simcha Pratt ''Simcha'' ( he, שִׂמְחָה ; , ) is a Hebrew word that means gladness, or joy, and is often used as a given name. Uses The concept of simcha is an important one in Jewish philosophy. A popular teaching by Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, a 19th- ...

1967 - 1970 *

Moshe Erell Moses ( el, Μωϋσῆς),from Latin and Greek Moishe ( yi, משה),from Yiddish Moshe ( he, מֹשֶׁה),from Modern Hebrew or Movses ( Armenian: Մովսես) from Armenian is a male given name, after the biblical The Bible (from Koine ...

1970 - 1974 * Michael Elizur1974 - 1979 * Avraham Kidron 1979 - 1982 * Yissakhar Ben-Yaakov 1983 - 1987 *

Yehuda Avner Yehuda Avner ( he, יהודה אבנר; December 30, 1928 – March 24, 2015) was an Israeli prime ministerial advisor, diplomat, and author. He served as Speechwriter and Secretary to Israeli Prime Ministers Golda Meir and Levi Eshkol, and as Advi ...

1992 - 1995 * Shmuel Moyal 1995 - 1999 * Gabby Levy 1999 - 2004 * Naftali Tamir 2005 - 2007 *

Irit Lillian Irit Lillian (born 1962, Rehovot) is the Israeli Ambassador to Turkey. When Naftali Tamir was recalled as Ambassador to Australia, Lillian became Acting Ambassador. During her military service, Lillian was a producer and editor in the IDF radio ...

, Acting Ambassador *

Yuval Rotem Yuval Rotem ( he, יובל רותם; born March 21, 1959) is an Israeli diplomat who is currently the Director General of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Biography Yuval Rotem was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, to Rachel and Israel Frenkel, ...

2007 - 2013 * Shmuel Ben-Shmuel 2013 - 2017 * Mark Sofer 2017 - 2020 *

Amir Maimon Emir (; ar, أمير ' ), sometimes transliterated amir, amier, or ameer, is a word of Arabic origin that can refer to a male monarch, aristocrat, holder of high-ranking military or political office, or other person possessing actual or cerem ...

2022 -

Consulate (Sydney)

*Consul General Nahum Astar 1961 - 1964 *Consul General David Marmor 1969 - 1973 *Consul General Zvi Gabay 1986 - 1990 *Consul General Raphael Goren 1990 - 1994 *Consul General Mordechai Yedid 1994 - 1998 *Consul General Ephraim Ben-Matityahu 1999 - 2003

References

{{Lists of ambassadors of Israel Australia