| Ambassador of Israel to the United States | |
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| שגריר ישראל בארצות הברית | |
 Coat of Arms of Israel | |
 IncumbentYechiel Leiter since January 27, 2025 | |
| Nominator | Prime Minister of Israel |
| Inaugural holder | Eliahu Eilat |
| Formation | 1948 |
| 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.
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
| Name (in Hebrew) |
Photo | Tenure | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | Length (year range) | ||
| Eliahu Eilat (אליהו אילת) |
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1948 | 1950 | 1–2 |
| Abba Eban (אבא אבן) |
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1950 | 1959 | 8–9 |
| Avraham Harman (אברהם הרמן) |
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1959 | 1968 | 8–9 |
| Yitzhak Rabin (יצחק רבין) |
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1968 | 1973 | 4–5 |
| Simcha Dinitz (שמחה דיניץ) |
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1973 | 1979 | 5–6 |
| Ephraim Evron (אפרים עברון) |
|
1979 | 1982 | 2–3 |
| Moshe Arens (משה ארנס) |
|
1982 | 1983 | 0–1 |
| Meir Rosenne (מאיר רוזן) |
|
1983 | 1987 | 3–4 |
| Moshe Arad (משה ארד) |
|
1987 | 1990 | 2–3 |
| Zalman Shoval (זלמן שובל) |
|
1990 | 1993 | 2–3 |
| Itamar Rabinovich (איתמר רבינוביץ) |
|
1993 | 1996 | 2–3 |
| Eliahu Ben-Elissar (אליהו בן-אלישר) |
|
1996 | 1998 | 1–2 |
| Zalman Shoval (זלמן שובל) |
|
1998 | 1999 | 0–1 |
| David Ivry (דוד עברי) |
|
1999 | 2002 | 2–3 |
| Daniel Ayalon (דני אילון) |
|
4 October 2002 | 4 October 2006 | 3–4 |
| Sallai Meridor (סלי מרידור) |
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4 October 2006 | 2009 | 2–3 |
| Michael Oren (מייקל אורן) |
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2009 | 2013 | 3–4 |
| Ron Dermer (רון דרמר) |
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|
28 July 2013 | 2021 | 7–8 |
| Gilad Erdan (גלעד ארדן) |
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2021 | 2021 | 0 |
| Michael Herzog (מיכאל הרצוג) |
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2021 | 2025 | 3–4 |
| Yechiel Leiter (יחיאל לייטר) |
|
2025 | present | 0 |
See also
- Israel–United States relations
- List of Israeli ambassadors
- List of ambassadors of the United States to Israel
- List of consuls general of Israel to the United States
Notes
- Hebrew names, read from right to left, link to the Hebrew Misplaced Pages articles for each ambassador.
References
- ^ "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.
- "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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