List of ambassadors of Israel to Russia

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Ambassador of Israel to Russia
Embassy of Israel in Moscow
Embassy of Israel in Moscow, building.jpg
Incumbent
Simona Halperin
since December 2023
Inaugural holder Golda Meir
FormationSeptember 10, 1948

The Israeli ambassador in Moscow is the official representative of the Government of Israel to the Government of Russia.

When Gary Koren left in 2019, his deputy, Keren Cohen Gat, headed the embassy until Yacov Livne arrived on November 8 as temporary chargé d'affaires. [1]

Simona Halperin became the Ambassador in December 2023.

List of representatives

Diplomatic agrément/Diplomatic accreditation ambassador Hebrew language ObservationsIsraeli Head of StateRussian Head of StateTerm end
September 10, 1948 Golda Meir he:גולדה מאיר
Golda Meir in Moscow Golda Meir Moscow 1948.jpg
Golda Meir in Moscow
Chaim Weizmann Joseph Stalin 1949
1950 Mordechai Namir he:מרדכי נמיר Chaim Weizmann Joseph Stalin 1951
1951 Shmuel Yosef Shalom Elyashiv he:שמואל אלישיב Friedman (*October 11, 1899-20 June 1955)
  • He was appointed head of the mission at the pivotal level.
  • 1952: Slánský trial, Doctors' plot.
  • On 9 February 1953 an explosion from a bomb, placed by three Lechi activists at The Russian Embassy house in Tel Aviv injured 3 legation employees.
  • 13 February 1953 The government of Joseph Stalin informed the government ofIsrael of its decision to break off diplomatic relations with Israel.
  • December 1953 the, after the resumption of relations, he returned to Moscow.
  • In August 1954, he was promoted to ambassador [2]
Chaim Weizmann Joseph Stalin 1954
1955 Aluf Joseph Avidar he:יוסף אבידר
Zvi Ayalon (right) and Yosef Avidar (* May 7, 1906 in Volhynia; 1995) *In 1925 he came to Jerusalem. *From 1925 to 1931 he held a leading position in the Hagana in Jerusalem. *1960-1958 director general of the Ministry of Labor. *From 1961 to 1965 he was ambassador in Buenos Aires. Ayalon avidar.jpeg
Zvi Ayalon (right) and Yosef Avidar (* May 7, 1906 in Volhynia; 1995) *In 1925 he came to Jerusalem. *From 1925 to 1931 he held a leading position in the Hagana in Jerusalem. *1960-1958 director general of the Ministry of Labor. *From 1961 to 1965 he was ambassador in Buenos Aires.
Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Nikolai Bulganin 1958
1959 Arie Harel he:אריה הראל Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Nikita Khrushchev 1962
1962 Yosef Tekoah he:יוסף תקוע Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Nikita Khrushchev 1965
1965 Katriel Katz he:כתריאל כ"ץ Zalman Shazar Leonid Brezhnev 1967
June 5, 1967The Six-Day War ceased the diplomatic relations to the Soviet Union. Zalman Shazar Leonid Brezhnev 1991
1991 Aryeh Levin (diplomat) he:אריה לוין In 1990 he got Exequatur as Consul General in Moscow. In February 1992 presented his credentials to Boris Yeltsin Chaim Herzog Boris Yeltsin 1992
1992 Haim Bar-Lev he:חיים בר-לב Died on May 4, 1994, during his term of office Chaim Herzog Boris Yeltsin 1994
1994 Aliza Shenhar he:עליזה שנהר
Aliza Shenhar Aliza Shenhar (8701393389) (cropped).jpg
Aliza Shenhar
Ezer Weizman Boris Yeltsin 1997
1998 Zvi Magen he:צבי מגן Ezer Weizman Boris Yeltsin 1999
2000 Natan Meron נתן מירון Moshe Katsav Vladimir Putin 2003
2003 Arkady Milman ארקדי מילמן Moshe Katsav Vladimir Putin 2005
2006 Anna Azari he:אנה אזרי Moshe Katsav Vladimir Putin 2010
2010 Dorit Golender he:דורית גולנדר
Dmitry Medvedev with Dorit Golender Dmitry Medvedev with ambassadors 18 October 2010-12.jpeg
Dmitry Medvedev with Dorit Golender
Shimon Peres Dmitry Medvedev 2015
2015 Zvi Heifetz he:צבי חפץ Reuven Rivlin Vladimir Putin 2017
March 16, 2017 Gary Koren he:גרי קורן
Gary Koren at the Moscow Kremlin, presenting his credentials as ambassador to Vladimir Putin. Veritel'nuiu gramotu Prezidentu Rossii vruchil Posol Izrailia Gari Koren.jpg
Gary Koren at the Moscow Kremlin, presenting his credentials as ambassador to Vladimir Putin.
Reuven Rivlin Vladimir Putin 2020 [1]
November 7, 2020 Alexander Ben Zvi he:אלכסנדר בן צבי Reuven Rivlin Vladimir Putin 2023
December 2023 Simona Halperin Isaac Herzog Vladimir Putin current time

55°44′01″N37°37′25″E / 55.733611°N 37.623611°E / 55.733611; 37.623611 [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Ahren, Raphael (26 November 2019). "Moscow embassy may go months without envoy, as PM keeps post in back pocket". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  2. Govrin, Yosef (18 October 2013). Israeli-Soviet Relations, 1953-1967: From Confrontation to Disruption. ISBN   9781135256623.