Naor Gilon

Naor Gilon
נאור גילאון
Gilon in 2021
Israeli Ambassador to India
In office 2021–2024
Preceded by	Ron Malka
Succeeded by	Reuven Azar
Israeli Ambassador to the Netherlands
In office 2019–2021
Preceded by	Aviv Shir-On
Succeeded by	Modi Ephraim
Israeli Ambassador to Italy
In office 2012–2016
Preceded by	Gideon Meir
Succeeded by	Ofer Sachs
Personal details
Born	1964 (age 60–61) Israel
Alma mater	Tel Aviv University Corvinus University of Budapest

Naor Gilon (Hebrew: נאור גילאון) was Israel's ambassador to India and non resident ambassador to Sri Lanka and Bhutan.[1] He was ambassador of Israel to the Netherlands (2019-2021),[2][3][4] Italy and San Marino (Feb 2012 – Aug 2016).[2]

Biography

Naor Gilon was born in Israel. His father was from Germany, and was a Holocaust survivor.[5] Gilon received his BA in political science at Tel Aviv University and his Master's degree summa cum laude in international relations at Corvinus University of Budapest. He is married with four children.[2][6]

Diplomatic career

Gilon joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1989 and served as the deputy chief of missions at the Embassy of Israel in Hungary (1990–1995), deputy foreign policy advisor to the prime minister (1995–1997), counselor for political affairs at the permanent mission to the United Nations (1997–2000), and as director of the Division for Strategic and Military Affairs in the Center for Policy Research in Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2000–2002).[2][6]

As a minister-counselor for political affairs at the Embassy of Israel in Washington, D.C., he was the subject of FBI investigations into the Lawrence Franklin espionage scandal, which involved the leaking of classified information by an employee at the United States Department of Defense.[7]

According to Israeli journalist Shmuel Rosner, Gilon's return to the U.S. in late 2005 was an indication that "no serious allegations concerning Israel's involvement in the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) affair still exist."[8]

In 2009, he served as the chief of staff to Minister of Foreign Affairs Avigdor Lieberman and as the deputy director general for Western Europe division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2009 to 2011[6]

In 2021, it was announced that he would be the new ambassador of Israel to India.[3][4] On October 27, he presented his credentials to President of India Ram Nath Kovind.[9]

References

1. Harkov, Lahav (June 20, 2021). "Meet the 36 new ambassadors approved to new posts around the world". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
2. "The Ambassador". Embassy of Israel in the Netherlands. n.d. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
3. "Foreign Ministry announces nominations for ambassadors, consuls-general". The Jerusalem Post. 2020-11-27. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
4. "Naor Gilon is next Israeli Ambassador to India". The Tribune of India. 2021-06-20. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
5. Basu, Nayanima (2021-07-07). "Naor Gilon — Holocaust survivor's son, advisor to 3 PMs & soon Israel's new envoy to India". The Print. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
6. "H.E. Mr. Naor Gilon is the new Ambassador of Israel to the Netherlands". Diplomat. 2019-09-02. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
7. Kampeas, Ron (2019-09-14). "How to make sense of the accusations that Israel spies on the US". Cleveland Jewish News. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
8. Rosner, Shmuel (2006-03-06). "Judge: AIPAC Charges May Be Based on Unconstitutional Law". Haaretz. Archived from the original on 2021-06-28. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
9. PTI (2021-10-26). "President Ram Nath Kovind accepts credentials from envoys of 4 countries". Times of India. Retrieved 2022-08-27.