List of ambassadors of Israel to the United States

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Ambassador of Israel to the United States
שגריר ישראל בארצות הברית
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Incumbent
Yechiel Leiter
since January 27, 2025
Nominator Prime Minister of Israel
Inaugural holder Eliahu Eilat
Formation1948
Website Embassy

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.

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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
StartEndLength
(year range)
Eliahu Eilat
(אליהו אילת)		 Eliahu Eilat Israel Ambassador to London1958.jpg 194819501–2
Abba Eban
(אבא אבן)		 Abba Eban 1970.jpg 195019598–9
Avraham Harman
(אברהם הרמן)		 Abraham Herman1950.jpg 195919688–9
Yitzhak Rabin
(יצחק רבין)		 Flickr - Israel Defense Forces - Life of Lt. Gen. Yitzhak Rabin, 7th IDF Chief of Staff in photos (11).jpg 196819734–5
Simcha Dinitz
(שמחה דיניץ)		 Simcha Dinitz (00370248).jpg 197319795–6
Ephraim Evron
(אפרים עברון)		 Ephraim Evron and Ronald Reagan 1982.jpg 197919822–3
Moshe Arens
(משה ארנס)		 Moshe Arens.jpg 198219830–1
Meir Rosenne
(מאיר רוזן)		 Meir Rosenne.JPG 198319873–4
Moshe Arad
(משה ארד)		 Moshe Arad, 1992 Dan Hadani Archive.jpg 198719902–3
Zalman Shoval
(זלמן שובל)		 Zalman Shoval 2008.jpg 199019932–3
Itamar Rabinovich
(איתמר רבינוביץ)		 ItamarR.jpg 199319962–3
Eliahu Ben-Elissar
(אליהו בן-אלישר)		 Eliyahu Ben-Elissar, 1996 Dan Hadani Archive.jpg 199619981–2
Zalman Shoval
(זלמן שובל)		 Zalman Shoval 2008.jpg 199819990–1
David Ivry
(דוד עברי)		 David Ivry.jpg 199920022–3
Daniel Ayalon
(דני אילון)		 Dani Ayalon 003.jpg 4 October 2002 [1] 4 October 2006 [1] 3–4
Sallai Meridor
(סלי מרידור)		 Sallai Meridor, May 2009 (cropped).JPG 4 October 2006 [1] 20092–3
Michael Oren
(מייקל אורן)		 OFFICIAL PHOTO.jpg 200920133–4
Ron Dermer
(רון דרמר)		 Ron Dermer (26798985655) (cropped).jpg 28 July 2013 [2] 20217–8
Gilad Erdan
(גלעד ארדן)		 Israeli Ambassador Gilad Erdan 02 (cropped).jpg 202120210
Michael Herzog
(מיכאל הרצוג)		 Michael Herzog, December 2021 (KBG GPO1068) (cropped).jpg 202120253–4
Yechiel Leiter
(יחיאל לייטר)		 Yechiel Leiter.jpg 2025present0

See also

Notes

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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.
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