Nimrod Barkan (

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: נמרוד ברקן) (born September 1, 1952) is an Israeli diplomat and the Ambassador of Israel to

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. Previously he was the consul general of Israel in San Francisco, Head of the Foreign Ministry Center for Policy Research and the Ambassador of Israel to

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and the

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, based in Paris. He has been a member of Israel's Foreign Service since 1977.

Diplomatic career

Having completed his

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and academic studies, Barkan joined the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1977. His foreign assignments include serving as

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of Israel for the Mid-Atlantic Region based in

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(1982–1985), Political Counselor in the Israeli Embassy in

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(1985–1987), Minister for Public Affairs at the Embassy of Israel in Washington DC (1992–1995) and Consul General in the Pacific North West, based in San Francisco (1995–1997). Barkan served at the Ministry's headquarters in

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

as deputy director of the Minister Bureau and consultant to the

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ional Affairs, Director of Egyptian Affairs (1988–1990), Director in the Department of Arms Control and Regional Security, Director of

Palestinian Palestinians ( ar, الفلسطينيون, ; he, פָלַסְטִינִים, ) or Palestinian people ( ar, الشعب الفلسطيني, label=none, ), also referred to as Palestinian Arabs ( ar, الفلسطينيين العرب, label=non ...

Affairs Division and a member of the Negotiation Administration, participating in the Camp David Talks (1999–2000), Director of the Bureau of Strategic and Economic Affairs at the Foreign Ministry's Policy Research Center, Policy Adviser to the director general (2001–2002) and the director of the Bureau for World

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and Interreligious Affairs (2002–2006). Barkan taught

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while on the faculty of the National Defense College of Israel (1990–1992) and the Department of International Relations at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He was the Head of the Foreign Ministry Center for Policy Research from January 2006 to January 2010, overseeing a major restructuring of the center. From February 2010 to September 2014, Barkan was the Ambassador of Israel to Multilateral organizations in France (

, COE), based in Paris. Between 2014 and 2016, Barkan was both an

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 ...

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at the Truman Institute of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and Ambassador for Special Assignments in the Bureau of International Organizations, representing Israel in the UN

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Sessions. In January 2016, the Israeli Government approved his appointment as the Ambassador of Israel to Canada. Barkan announced his retirement on 11 November 2019. He plans to step down on the 29th. Prior to his retirement, Barkan accused Canada of voting in favor of

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Personal life

Barkan is married and has two children.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Barkan, Nimrod 1952 births Living people Ambassadors of Israel to Canada Academic staff of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Israeli consuls