The office of the Israeli Ambassador to the United States of America is the
ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary
An ambassador is an official envoy, especially a high-ranking diplomat who represents a state and is usually accredited to another sovereign state or to an international organization as the resident representative of their own government or sov ...
from the
State of 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 ...
to the
United States of America
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territo ...
. It is generally regarded as the most prestigious position in the
Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs due to the close
diplomatic and military relationship between the two countries.
The ambassador and the embassy staff at large work at the
Israeli Embassy in
Washington, D.C.
Three ambassadors have been American citizens: Arens was naturalized and Oren and Dermer were born in the United States.
List of Ambassadors
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Eliahu Eilat, 1948–1950
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Abba Eban
Abba Solomon Meir Eban (; he, אבא אבן ; born Aubrey Solomon Meir Eban; 2 February 1915 – 17 November 2002) was an Israeli diplomat and politician, and a scholar of the Arabic and Hebrew languages.
During his career, he served as For ...
, 1950–1959
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Avraham Harman, 1959–1968
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Yitzhak Rabin, 1968–1973
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Simcha Dinitz, 1973–1979
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Ephraim Evron, 1979–1982
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Moshe Arens, 1982–1983
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Meir Rosenne, 1983–1987
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Moshe Arad
Moshe Arad (15 August 1934 – October 25, 2019) was a former ambassador from Israel to Mexico (1983–1987) and an ambassador from Israel to the United States (1987–1990). He emigrated to Israel in 1950.
While Israel's Ambassador to the Un ...
, 1987–1990
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Zalman Shoval, 1990–1993
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Itamar Rabinovich
Itamar Rabinovich ( he, איתמר רבינוביץ; born 1942) is the president of the Israel Institute (Washington and Jerusalem). He was Israel's Ambassador to the United States in the 1990s and former chief negotiator with Syria between 1993 ...
, 1993–1996
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Eliahu Ben-Elissar, 1996–1998
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Zalman Shoval, 1998–1999
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David Ivry, 1999–2002
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Daniel Ayalon, 2002–2006
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Sallai Meridor
Sallai Meridor ( he, סלי מרידור; born 1955) is an Israeli politician. He was the Israeli Ambassador to the United States between 2005–2009, appointed by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.
Career
Meridor was an aide to Moshe Arens when he wa ...
, 2006–2009
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Michael Oren, 2009–2013
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Ron Dermer, 2013–2021
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Gilad Erdan, 2021
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Mike Herzog, 2021–present
See also
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Israel–United States relations
Since the 1960s, the United States has been a very strong supporter of Israel. It has played a key role in the promotion of good relations between Israel and its neighbouring Arab states—namely Jordan, Lebanon, and Egypt, along with several ot ...
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List of Israeli ambassadors
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List of ambassadors of the United States to Israel
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List of consuls general of Israel to the United States
References
External links
Israeli Ambassadors to the United States (1948-Present)
{{Lists of ambassadors of Israel
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country Continental United States, primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., ...
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 ...