| Ambassador of Israel to the United States שגריר ישראל בארצות הברית | |
|---|---|
) | |
) Gilad Erdan since January 21, 2021 | |
| Nominator | Prime Minister of Israel |
| Inaugural holder | Eliahu 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.
Three ambassadors have been American citizens, Arens was naturalized and Oren and Dermer were born in the United States.
List of Ambassadors
- Eliahu 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, 1998–1999
- David Ivry, 1999–2002
- Daniel Ayalon, 2002–2006
- Sallai Meridor, 2006–2009
- Michael Oren, 2009–2013
- Ron Dermer, 2013–2021
- Gilad Erdan, 2021-Present[1]
See also
- Israel–United States relations
- List of Israeli ambassadors
- United States Ambassador to Israel
- List of Consul Generals of Israel to the United States of America
References
- "Former Ambassadors to the U.S." Archived from the original on March 16, 2008. Retrieved December 14, 2005.
- "Israeli Ambassadors to the United States (1948-Present)". Jewish Virtual Library.
- ^ "UN envoy Erdan becomes Israeli ambassador to the United States". www.i24news.tv. January 21, 2021. Retrieved 2021-01-21.