Aliza Bin-Noun

Aliza Bin-Noun
Ambassador Aliza Bin-Noun in March 2016
Alma mater	Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Occupation	Diplomat
Spouse	Claus Bin-Noun
Children	2 daughters

Aliza Bin-Noun (Hebrew: עליזה בן-נון) is an Israeli diplomat. She serves as the Israeli Ambassador to France and Monaco.[1]

Biography

Aliza Bin-Noun grew up near Nahariya, in northern Israel.[2] Her Hungarian paternal grandparents were deported to the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II.[3] Her father is a Holocaust survivor.[3]

Bin-Noun graduated from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where she studied French.[3] She served in the Israel Defense Forces.[3] Bin-Noun is married to Claus, with whom she has two daughters.[2]

Diplomatic career

Bin-Noun is a career diplomat.[2] From 2001 to 2006, she was Advisor in the Arms Control Division, followed by Advisor in Political Affairs, and Director of Department of Coordination Bureau.[4] She served as Israel's ambassador in Budapest, Hungary from 2007 to 2011.[2][3] In 2012, she was appointed as the Head of the Political Bureau in the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[4]

Since August 2015, Bin-Noun has served as the Israeli Ambassador to France.[2][3] She is the first female Israeli ambassador to France.[3] Since December 2015, Bin-Noun has also served as the Israeli Ambassador to Monaco.[4]

See also

• Women of Israel

References

1. Bassist, Rina (April 26, 2018). "Prince Albert of Monaco celebrates Israel's 70th". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
2. "Nouvelle ambassadrice d'Israël en France : Aliza Bin-Noun". The Times of Israel. August 25, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
3. "Une femme ambassadeur d'Israël". Paris Match. December 21, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
4. "Diplomacy – Accreditation of Ambassadors Israel - Germany". Gouvernement Principer, Principauté de Monaco. December 1, 2015. Archived from the original on August 13, 2016. Retrieved June 3, 2016.