Ambassador of Israel to Egypt | |
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שגריר ישראל במצרים | |
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since June 2020 | |
Nominator | Prime Minister of Israel |
Inaugural holder | Eliyahu Ben-Elissar |
Formation | 1980 |
Website | Embassy |
Diplomatic relations between Egypt and Israel were established on 26 February 1980, after the signing of the Egypt–Israel peace treaty on 26 March 1979. The first Israeli ambassador to Egypt was Eliyahu Ben-Elissar.[1][2]
List of ambassadors
[edit]Name | Duration of mission |
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Eliyahu Ben-Elissar | 1980–1981 |
Moshe Sasson | 1981–1988[3] |
Shimon Shamir | 1988–1991 |
Efraim Dowek | 1991–1992 |
David Sultan | 1992–1996 |
Zvi Mazel | 1997–2001 |
Gideon Ben-Ami | 2001–2003 |
Eli Shaked | 2004–2005 |
Shalom Cohen | 2005–2009 |
Itzhak Levanon | November 2009 – December 2011 |
Yaakov Amitai | December 2011 – September 2014 |
Haim Koren | 14 September 2014 – 2016 |
David Govrin | July 2016 – May 2019[4] |
Eyal Sela, charge d’affaires[4] | May 2019 – June 2020 |
Amira Oron[4] | June 2020 – present |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The Ambassadors Exchanged by Egypt and Israel". The New York Times. 26 February 1980. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "Egyptian and Israeli Ambassadors Take Up Duties". The New York Times. 27 February 1980. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "Israel Appoints Career Diplomat As Its New Ambassador to Egypt". The New York Times. AP. 31 March 1981. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ a b c Ahren, Raphael (7 June 2020). "After long delay, Amira Oron approved as new ambassador to Cairo". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 7 June 2020.