Yossi Gal is the Vice President for University Advancement and External Relations for the
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 ...
(from which he graduated)
and was the
Israeli Ambassador to France and
Monaco
Monaco (; ), officially the Principality of Monaco (french: Principauté de Monaco; Ligurian: ; oc, Principat de Mónegue), is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Italian region of Lig ...
from 2010 until 2015. He also served as
Ambassador to the Netherlands from 1995 until 2001.
As Director General of Economic Affairs, he "fostered Israel's accession to the OECD and strengthened ties between the country and the European Union. From 1991 to 1995, he also contributed to the bilateral peace negotiations between Palestinians and Jordanians as spokesman of the Israeli delegation."
Awards and honors
*in 2016, France named him as a Commander of the Legion of Honour.
References
Ambassadors of Israel to France
Ambassadors of Israel to Monaco
Ambassadors of Israel to the Netherlands
Hebrew University of Jerusalem alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
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