Dr Ronen Pinchas Hoffman ( he, רונן פנחס הופמן, born 19 July 1963) is an Israeli academic, politician and diplomat. He served as a member of the

Knesset The Knesset ( he, הַכְּנֶסֶת ; "gathering" or "assembly") is the unicameral legislature of Israel. As the supreme state body, the Knesset is sovereign and thus has complete control of the entirety of the Israeli government (wit ...

for

Yesh Atid Yesh Atid ( he, יֵשׁ עָתִיד, , There Is a Future) is a liberal political party in Israel. Founded by Yair Lapid in 2012, it seeks to represent what it considers the centre of Israeli society: the secular middle class. It focuses pri ...

between 2013 and 2015 and is currently Ambassador to Canada.

Biography

Hoffman was born into a farming family in

Afula Afula ( he, עפולה Arabic: العفولة) is a city in the Northern District of Israel, often known as the "Capital of the Valley" due to its strategic location in the Jezreel Valley. As of , the city had a population of . Afula's ancient ...

,Meet Dr. Ronen Hoffman: Israel's new ambassador to Canada
Ottawa Jewish Bulletin, 10 January 2022 and grew up in the city.Meet the MK: Ronen Hoffman
The Jerusalem Post, 12 February 2013 After his

national service National service is the system of voluntary government service, usually military service. Conscription is mandatory national service. The term ''national service'' comes from the United Kingdom's National Service (Armed Forces) Act 1939. The ...

in the

Israel Defense Forces The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; he, צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל , ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym (), is the national military of the Israel, State of Israel. It consists of three servic ...

he studied political science at

Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv University (TAU) ( he, אוּנִיבֶרְסִיטַת תֵּל אָבִיב, ''Universitat Tel Aviv'') is a public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. Locate ...

. He worked as an information officer in the Israeli consulate in

Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,7 ...

and as a personal aide to

Yitzhak Rabin Yitzhak Rabin (; he, יִצְחָק רַבִּין, ; 1 March 1922 – 4 November 1995) was an Israeli politician, statesman and general. He was the fifth Prime Minister of Israel, serving two terms in office, 1974–77, and from 1992 until h ...

during the 1992 elections. He was then involved in co-ordinating the Israeli delegation for peace talks with

Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...

between 1992 and 1994. In 1996 Hoffman founded the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism at the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya, and served as its CEO until the following year. In 1999 he completed his doctorate at

King's College London King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public research university located in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of King George IV and the Duke of Wellington. In 1836, King's ...

, dealing with Syrian-Israeli Peace Negotiations from 1992 to 1995. After returning to Syrian peace negotiations under Prime Minister

Ehud Barak Ehud Barak ( he-a, אֵהוּד בָּרָק, Ehud_barak.ogg, link=yes, born Ehud Brog; 12 February 1942) is an Israeli general and politician who served as the tenth prime minister from 1999 to 2001. He was leader of the Labor Party until Jan ...

, he then worked as a senior lecturer at the Institute focussing on governance, diplomacy, international relations and political psychology between 2001 and 2012.All the kingmaker’s men, and women
Times of Israel, 23 January 2013 He also worked as a policy advisor to the

Ministry of Defense {{unsourced, date=February 2021 A ministry of defence or defense (see spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is an often-used name for the part of a government responsible for matters of defence, found in state ...

during 2001. In 2012 he joined the new

party and was placed nineteenth on the party's list for the

2013 Knesset elections Early elections for the nineteenth Knesset were held in Israel on 22 January 2013. Public debate over the Tal Law had nearly led to early elections in 2012, but they were aborted at the last moment after Kadima briefly joined the government. Th ...

. He entered the Knesset after the party won 19 seats, and sat on the

Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee The Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee ( he, ועדת חוץ וביטחון) is a permanent Knesset committee which oversees key Foreign and Defense issues of the State of Israel, including the drafting of legislation, supervision over relat ...

and chaired the subcommittee on Foreign Policy and Public Diplomacy. He was placed eighteenth on the Yesh Atid list for the 2015 elections, losing his seat as the party was reduced to 11 seats. In July 2021 Hoffman was appointed Ambassador to Canada. He took up the role in December 2021. Hoffman lives in

Ottawa Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the c ...

with his partner.Ambassador
Embassy of Israel in Canada He is divorced and has three children.Meet Ronen Hoffman, Israel’s new ambassador to Canada: a foreign policy expert and hockey dad
The Canadian Jewish News, 4 January 2022

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* 1963 births Living people People from Afula Tel Aviv University alumni Alumni of King's College London Israeli civil servants Israeli educators Reichman University faculty Yesh Atid politicians Members of the 19th Knesset (2013–2015) Ambassadors of Israel to Canada {{Israel-diplomat-stub