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List of Israeli ambassadors

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The following is a list of Israeli ambassadors.

Current Israeli Ambassadors

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Updated March 31, 2025

Host state
(common names)
Ref Israeli Ambassador Embassy
Website
Albania[1] Galit Peleg Tirana
Angola[2] Shimon Solomon Luanda
Argentina[3] Eyal Sela Buenos Aires
Australia Amir Maimon Canberra
Austria David Roet Vienna
Azerbaijan Ref George Deek Baku
Bahrain Eitan Na'eh Manama
Belarus Tzevy Mirkin Minsk
Belgium[4] Idit Rosenzweig-Abu Brussels
Brazil Daniel Zohar Zonshine Brasilia
Bulgaria Yosi Levi Sfari[5] Sofia
Cameroon[6] Amnon Kalmar Yaoundé
Canada Iddo Moed Ottawa
Chile Gil Artzyeli Santiago
China[7] Irit Ben-Abba Beijing
Colombia Marco Sermoneta Bogotá
Costa Rica[8] Michal Gur-Aryeh San José
Croatia Gary Koren Zagreb
Cyprus Oren Anolik Nicosia
Czech Republic Anna Azari Prague
Denmark David Akov Copenhagen
Dominican Republic[9] Daniel Biran Bayor Santo Domingo
Ecuador Tzach Sarid Quito
Egypt Ref Amira Oron Cairo
Eritrea Gadi Harpaz Asmara
Ethiopia[10] Avraham Neguise Addis Ababa
Finland[11] Boaz Rodkin Helsinki
France Joshua L. Zarka Paris
Georgia Hadas Meitzad Tbilisi
Germany Ron Prosor Berlin
Ghana Roey Gilad Accra
Greece Noam Katz Athens
Guatemala[12] Alon Lavi Guatemala City
Holy See Raphael Schutz Vatican
Hungary Avi Nir Feldklein Budapest
India[13] Reuven Azar New Delhi
Ireland Dana Erlich Dublin
Italy[14] Jonathan Peled Rome
Ivory Coast[15] Rony Yedidia Clein Abidjan
Japan Gilad Cohen Tokyo
Jordan Rogel Rachman Amman
Kazakhstan[16] Edwin Nathan Yabo Glusman Astana
Kenya[17] Michael Lotem Nairobi
Latvia Lironne Bar-Sade Riga
Lithuania Hadas Wittenberg Silverstein Vilnius
Mexico[18] Einat Kranz Neiger Mexico City
Myanmar Ruth Zakh Yangon
Nepal Shmulik Arie Bass Kathmandu
Netherlands Modi Ephraim The Hague
Nigeria[19] Michael Freeman Abuja
Norway[20] Yana Kotlyar-Gal (Chargée d'affaires) Oslo
Panama Itai Bardov Panama City
Paraguay [21] Amit Mekel Asunción
Peru Eran Yuvan Lima
Philippines Ilan Fluss Manila
Poland Yaakov Finkelstein (Chargée d'affaires) Warsaw
Portugal [22] Oren Rozenblat Lisbon
Romania Lior Ben Dor Bucharest
Russia Simone Halperin Moscow
Senegal[23] Ben Bourgel Dakar
Serbia[24] Avivit Bar-Ilan Belgrade
Singapore[25] Eliyahu Vered Hazan Singapore
Slovakia Eitan Levon Bratislava
South Africa[26] Adi Cohen-Hazanov (Chargée d'affaires) Pretoria
South Korea Rafael Harpaz Seoul
South Sudan Hanan Goder Juba
Spain[27] Dan Poraz Madrid
Sweden Ziv Nevo Kulman Stockholm
Switzerland[28] Ifat Reshef Bern
Thailand[29] Orna Sagiv Bangkok
Ukraine[30] Michael Brodsky Kyiv
United Arab Emirates[31] Yossi Avraham Shelley Abu Dhabi
United Kingdom Tzipi Hotovely London
United States Ref Yechiel Leiter Washington
Uruguay Michal Hershkovitz Montevideo
Uzbekistan[32] Gideon Lustig Tashkent
Vietnam[33] Yaron Mayer Hanoi

Ambassadors to International Organizations

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Current ambassadors from Israel to international organizations

Host organization Ref Location (Website) Ambassador
Conference on Disarmament Geneva, Switzerland Eviatar Manor
European Union Brussels, Belgium Aharon Leshno-Yaar
International Civil Aviation Organization Montreal, Canada Joel Lion
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Vienna, Austria Aviv Shir-on
United Nations Ref New York, United States Gilad Erdan
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Rome, Italy Gila Livnat Rosiner
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development Paris, France Nimrod Barkan
United Nations Environment Programme Nairobi, Kenya Gil Haskel
United Nations International Organizations in Vienna Vienna, Austria Aviv Shir-on
United Nations International Organizations in Geneva Geneva, Switzerland Eviatar Manor
International Renewable Energy Agency Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Rami Hatan

Consuls General

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Updated April 23, 2020 Current consuls general from Israel:

Host state
(common names)
Ref Israeli Consul Consulate
Website
Brazil Dori Goren São Paulo
Canada David Levy (diplomat) Montreal
Canada Galit Baram Toronto
China Nadav Cohen Guangzhou
China Ahuva Spieler Hong Kong
China Eyal Propper Shanghai
Egypt Meir Lefkowitz Alexandria
Germany Sandra Simovich Munich
India Dana Kursh Bangalore
India Yaakov Finkelstein Mumbai
Russia Olga Slov St. Petersburg
United Arab Emirates Ilan Sztulman[34] Dubai
United States Anat Sultan-Dadon Atlanta
United States Zeev Boker Boston
United States Aviv Ezra Chicago
United States Gilad Katz Houston
United States Israel Bachar Los Angeles
United States Lior Haiat Miami
United States Dani Dayan New York
United States Yaron Sideman Philadelphia
United States Shlomi Kofman[35] San Francisco
Turkey Yosef Levi-Sfari Istanbul

Other Senior Diplomatic Representatives

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Other senior diplomatic representatives from Israel

Host state Representative Title
Armenia Eliyahu Yerushalmi Ambassador, based in Jerusalem
Kyrgyzstan Liat Wexelman Ambassador, based in Jerusalem
North Macedonia Dan Oryan Ambassador, based in Jerusalem
Slovenia Eyal Sela Ambassador, based in Jerusalem
Turkmenistan Moshe Kimhi Ambassador, based in Jerusalem

Current and Past Ambassadors

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Well-known current and past ambassadors from Israel

Ambassador Host state or organization Years
Moshe Arens United States
Shlomo Argov Mexico, Netherlands, United Kingdom
Yehuda Avner Great Britain, Ireland, Australia
Daniel Ayalon United States
Anna Azari Ukraine & Moldova[36]
Alan Baker Canada[37]
Naomi Ben-Ami Ukraine[38]
Yaffa Ben-Ari Serbia
Ephraim Ben-Matityau Vietnam[39]
Eli Cohen Japan
Mattanya Cohen El Salvador, Belize 2007–2011
Shlomo Cohen Venezuela (expelled in January 2009)[40]
Yaacov Cohen Spain, Venezuela, the European Union, and Japan & South Korea[41]
Yohanan Cohen Romania and Finland
Abba Eban United States, United Nations
Dr. Israel Eliashiv Singapore 1987–1990
Yael Rubinstein Singapore 2013–2017
Dan Gillerman United Nations
Carmi Gillon Denmark
Dore Gold United Nations
Shmuel Hadas Vatican[42]
Yehoyada Haim China[43]
Chaim Herzog United Nations
Menahem Kanafi Eritrea
Arthur Lenk Azerbaijan
Joseph Ivor Linton Japan
Zvi Magen Ukraine, Russia
Eviatar Manor Sweden
Walid Mansour Vietnam, Peru[44]
Zvi Mazel Romania, Egypt, Sweden
Yitzchak Mayer Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg
Daniel Megiddo Ireland
Gideon Meir Italy[45]
Golda Meir Soviet Union
Sallai Meridor United States
Ora Namir China 1996–2000
Benjamin Netanyahu United Nations 1984–1988
David Peleg Poland
Avi Primor Germany[46]
Yitzhak Rabin United States
Itamar Rabinovich United States
Gad Ranon Portugal 1985–1988
Rafi Schutz Spain
Zalman Shoval United States
Naftali Tamir New Zealand
Shevah Weiss Poland
Ali Yahya Finland[47]
Nissim Zvili France
Yoel Sher Togo, Hong Kong, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Slovenia

Lists by country or organization

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Notes

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  1. ^ The ambassador to Albania also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Bosnia & Herzegovina
  2. ^ The ambassador to Angola also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique and São Tomé and Príncipe.
  3. ^ The ambassador to Argentina also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Paraguay.
  4. ^ The ambassador to Belgium also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Luxembourg.
  5. ^ "About the Ambassador". embassies.gov.il. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  6. ^ The ambassador to Cameroon also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Central African Republic, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.
  7. ^ The ambassador to China also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Mongolia.
  8. ^ The ambassador to Costa Rica also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Nicaragua.
  9. ^ The ambassador to the Dominican Republic also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
  10. ^ The ambassador to Ethiopia also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Burundi.
  11. ^ The ambassador to Finland also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Estonia.
  12. ^ The ambassador to Guatemala also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to El Salvador.
  13. ^ The ambassador to India also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Sri Lanka.
  14. ^ The ambassador to Italy also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Malta and San Marino.
  15. ^ The ambassador to Côte d'Ivoire also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Benin, Burkina Faso, Liberia and Togo.
  16. ^ The ambassador to Kazakhstan also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan
  17. ^ The ambassador to Kenya also serves as Israel's representative to UN organizations in Nairobi and non-resident Ambassador to Malawi, Seychelles, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.
  18. ^ The ambassador to Mexico also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Bahamas.
  19. ^ The ambassador to Nigeria also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Ghana.
  20. ^ The ambassador to Norway also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Iceland.
  21. ^ "הודעת מזכיר הממשלה בתום ישיבת הממשלה מיום 18 באוגוסט 2024" [Announcement from the Cabinet Secretary at the end of the Cabinet meeting of August 18, 2024]. www.gov.il (in Hebrew). 2024-08-18. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  22. ^ "Entrevista Embaixador Dor Shapira" (in Portuguese). 22 September 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  23. ^ The ambassador to Senegal also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Cape Verde, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone.
  24. ^ The ambassador to Serbia also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Montenegro.
  25. ^ The ambassador to Singapore also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Timor-Leste.
  26. ^ The ambassador to South Africa also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Lesotho and Swaziland.
  27. ^ The ambassador to Spain also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Andorra.
  28. ^ The ambassador to Switzerland also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Liechtenstein.
  29. ^ The ambassador to Thailand also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Cambodia.
  30. ^ The ambassador to Ukraine also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Moldova.
  31. ^ The ambassador to the United Arab Emirates also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Turkey
  32. ^ The ambassador to Uzbekistan also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Tajikistan.
  33. ^ The ambassador to Vietnam also serves as Israel's non-resident Ambassador to Laos.
  34. ^ "The world news platform". Archived from the original on 2022-02-21. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  35. ^ "Shlomi Kofman". Consulate General of Israel to the Pacific Northwest San Francisco. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  36. ^ "Israeli ambassador to Ukraine speaks at Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv (06/22/03)". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2006-08-16.
  37. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-08-28. Retrieved 2006-08-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  38. ^ "FJC | News | Israeli Ambassador Visits Donetsk Jewish Community, Awards 'Righteous'". Archived from the original on 2007-03-12. Retrieved 2006-08-16.
  39. ^ "Business | Thanh Nien Daily". Thanhniennews.com. Archived from the original on 2021-11-10. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  40. ^ Mandel, Roi (7 January 2009). "Israeli envoy banished from Venezuela: Chavez' door closed". Ynetnews. Archived from the original on 8 January 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
  41. ^ "The Improvement in Israeli-South Korean Relations - Yaacov Cohen". Archived from the original on 2006-10-04. Retrieved 2006-08-16.
  42. ^ "Issues in the News: From the Israeli and U.S. Jewish Press and from the Middle East Press". Archived from the original on 2006-06-28. Retrieved 2006-08-16.
  43. ^ https://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060726/wl_asia_afp/mideastconflictunchina_060726045453 [dead link]
  44. ^ "History & Overview of the Israeli Druze". Archived from the original on 2006-08-24. Retrieved 2006-08-16.
  45. ^ "Satellite News and latest stories | The Jerusalem Post". fr.jpost.com.
  46. ^ "Sharon decides to remove Israel's ambassador in Germany". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2006-08-16.
  47. ^ "In the News: First Israeli-Arab to represent Israel as ambassador". Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
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