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Michael Comay
Michael Saul Comay (; October 17, 1908 – November 6, 1987) was an Israeli diplomat. He was the Israeli Ambassador to Canada from 1953 to 1957, Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations from 1960 to 1967, and was Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1973. Early life Comay was born on 1908 in Cape Town, South Africa. He studied general sciences and law at the University of Cape Town, and was qualified to practice law at a higher level. From 1931, he worked as a lawyer and began to work with the South African Jewish community. During World War II, Comey served in the infantry of the South African Army and fought in the North African campaign, and attained the rank of major. After the end of the war, Comay gave up his work as a lawyer in Cape Town and emigrated to the Mandatory Palestine with his family, and worked for the Jewish Agency. Diplomatic career Initially, he worked as a representative of the South African Zionist Federation under the auspic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Permanent Representative Of Israel To The United Nations
The permanent representative of Israel to the United Nations is the de facto Israel ambassador to the United Nations, with the rank and status of ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary. The permanent mission of Israel to the United Nations is led by Ambassador Danny Danon, who replaced Ron Prosor in 2015, as permanent representative of Israel to the United Nations and former director general of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Danon presented hicredentialsto UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson on October 19, 2015. The deputy ambassador is Jonathan Miller. On May 11, 2020, Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Gilad Erdan, minister of internal security, would be Israel’s new ambassador to the UN and in an unusual move, would also become the ambassador to the United States after the 2020 elections. The permanent mission of Israel to the United Nations has nearly 30 staff members, including diplomats from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and civil servants. Office ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
