Yoram Ben-Zeev
Yoram Ben-Zeev (born July 20, 1944 ) is an Israeli diplomat . From the end of 2007 to the end of 2011, he was Israel's Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany .
After his military service from 1962 to 1966, Ben-Zeev studied politics at the University of Jerusalem with a BA in 1970 and MA in 1972. He was wounded in the 1967 Six Day War . He then worked in the diplomatic service in Hong Kong , Manila and Los Angeles .
From 1983 to 1993 he was Chaim Herzog's foreign policy advisor , after which he was appointed by Prime Minister Yitzchak Rabin as coordinator of the peace process with the Palestinians. In this role he worked a. a. also for Ariel Sharon and Ehud Barak . He was present at the Camp David II summit in 2000. Before assuming the post of ambassador in Berlin on December 12, 2007, he was responsible for North American relations in the Israeli Foreign Ministry . At the end of 2011, Ben-Zeev returned to Israel. After a short vacancy, Yakov Hadas-Handelsman took up the post of ambassador in January 2012 .
Ben-Zeev speaks several languages, is married and has three grown children. He only learned German in Berlin.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Report in the Berliner Morgenpost about the diplomat's farewell reception , accessed on June 30, 2011
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| SURNAME | Ben-Zeev, Yoram |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Israeli diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 20, 1944 |