List of ambassadors of Israel to the United States

Ambassador of Israel to the United States
שגריר ישראל בארצות הברית
Coat of Arms of Israel
Incumbent
Mike Herzog
since November 15, 2021
NominatorPrime Minister of Israel
Inaugural holderEliahu Eilat
Formation1948
WebsiteEmbassy

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.

Three ambassadors have been American citizens: Arens was naturalized and Oren and Dermer were born in the United States.

List of ambassadors

Israeli diplomatic representatives to the US
Name
(in Hebrew)[a] 		Photo Tenure
Start End Length
(year range)
Eliahu Eilat
(אליהו אילת) 		1948 1950 1–2
Abba Eban
(אבא אבן) 		1950 1959 8–9
Avraham Harman
(אברהם הרמן) 		1959 1968 8–9
Yitzhak Rabin
(יצחק רבין) 		1968 1973 4–5
Simcha Dinitz
(שמחה דיניץ) 		1973 1979 5–6
Ephraim Evron
(אפרים עברון) 		1979 1982 2–3
Moshe Arens
(משה ארנס) 		1982 1983 0–1
Meir Rosenne
(מאיר רוזן) 		1983 1987 3–4
Moshe Arad
(משה ארד) 		1987 1990 2–3
Zalman Shoval
(זלמן שובל) 		1990 1993 2–3
Itamar Rabinovich
(איתמר רבינוביץ) 		1993 1996 2–3
Eliahu Ben-Elissar
(אליהו בן-אלישר) 		1996 1998 1–2
Zalman Shoval
(זלמן שובל) 		1998 1999 0–1
David Ivry
(דוד עברי) 		1999 2002 2–3
Daniel Ayalon
(דני אילון) 		4 October 2002[1] 4 October 2006[1] 3–4
Sallai Meridor
(סלי מרידור) 		4 October 2006[1] 2009 2–3
Michael Oren
(מייקל אורן) 		2009 2013 3–4
Ron Dermer
(רון דרמר) 		28 July 2013[2] 2021 7–8
Gilad Erdan
(גלעד ארדן) 		2021 2021 0
Michael Herzog
(מיכאל הרצוג) 		2021 present 2–3

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Hebrew names, read from right to left, link to the Hebrew Wikipedia articles for each ambassador.

References

  1. ^ a b c "PM Olmert and FM Livni Decide to Appoint Sallai Meridor as Israeli Ambassador to the US". Government of Israel. Prime Minister's Office. 4 October 2006. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Cabinet Unanimously Approves Appointment of Ron Dermer as Israeli Ambassador to the US". Government of Israel. Prime Minister's Office. 28 July 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2024.