List of Israeli ambassadors to the United States
| Ambassador of Israel to the United States
שגריר ישראל בארצות הברית | |
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| Nominator | Prime Minister of Israel |
| Inaugural holder | Eliyahu Eilat |
| Formation | 1948 |
| Website | Embassy |
The office of the Israeli Ambassador to the United States of America is the ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary from the State of Israel to the United States of America. It is generally regarded as the most prestigious position in the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs due to the close diplomatic and military relationship between the two countries.
The ambassador and the embassy staff at large work at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C.
List of Ambassadors
- Eliyahu Eilat, 1948–1950
- Abba Eban, 1950–1959
- Avraham Harman, 1959–1968
- Yitzhak Rabin, 1968–1973
- Simcha Dinitz, 1973–1979
- Ephraim Evron, 1979–1982
- Moshe Arens, 1982–1983
- Meir Rosenne, 1983–1987
- Moshe Arad, 1987–1990
- Zalman Shoval, 1990–1993
- Itamar Rabinovich, 1993–1996
- Eliahu Ben-Elissar, 1996–1998
- Zalman Shoval, 1998–2000
- David Ivry, 2000–2002
- Daniel Ayalon, 2002–2006
- Sallai Meridor, 2006–2009
- Michael Oren, 2009–2013
- Ron Dermer, 2013–present
See also
References
- "Former Ambassadors to the U.S.". Retrieved December 14, 2005.
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